CVE-2018-1000544: Rubyzip gem contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in zip file component

CVE-2018-1000544 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2018-09-06

Rubyzip gem contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in zip file component

Technologies: rubyzip (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-1000544 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-1000544 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-1000544?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 6 September 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
rubyzip (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.2.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-1000544?
Yes. rubyzip (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.2.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-1000544?
Check whether you run rubyzip (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

  • rubyzip (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.2.2 or later
    bundle update rubyzip

Affected products

  • rubyzip (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.2.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-1000544
  • GHSA-vqcq-mrmw-mcmg

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