# CVE-2014-9489: gollum and gollum-lib allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-9489-gollum-and-gollum-lib-allow-remote-authenticated-users-to-execute  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-11-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2014-9489 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2017-11-16

gollum and gollum-lib allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code

Technologies: [gollum (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/gollum). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/rubygems).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2014-9489 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-9489 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2014-9489?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 16 November 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** gollum (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.1.1; gollum-lib (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.0.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2014-9489?** Yes. gollum (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.1.1 or later; gollum-lib (RubyGems): upgrade to 4.0.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2014-9489?** Check whether you run gollum (RubyGems) or gollum-lib (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- gollum (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.1.1 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update gollum
  ```

- gollum-lib (RubyGems): upgrade to 4.0.1 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update gollum-lib
  ```


## Affected products

- gollum (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.1.1
- gollum-lib (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.0.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2014-9489
- GHSA-q97v-764g-r2rp

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