# CVE-2017-0889: paperclip Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-0889-paperclip-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-01-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-0889 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-01-22

paperclip Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-0889 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-0889 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-0889?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 22 January 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** paperclip (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.1.4,fixed=5.2.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-0889?** Yes. paperclip (RubyGems): upgrade to 5.2.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-0889?** Check whether you run paperclip (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

- paperclip (RubyGems): upgrade to 5.2.0 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update paperclip
  ```


## Affected products

- paperclip (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.1.4,fixed=5.2.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-0889
- GHSA-5jcf-c5rg-rmm8

## Related threats

- [Moderate severity vulnerability that affects paperclip](https://junglewise.ai/threats/moderate-severity-vulnerability-that-affects-paperclip-4e529eb5)
- [paperclip Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-2963-paperclip-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)