# CVE-2020-26223: Authorization bypass in Spree

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-26223-authorization-bypass-in-spree  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2020-11-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-26223 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-11-13

Authorization bypass in Spree

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-26223 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-26223 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-26223?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 November 2020.

**Which products and versions are affected?** spree_api (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.7.0,fixed=3.7.13.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-26223?** Yes. spree_api (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.7.13 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-26223?** Check whether you run spree_api (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

- spree_api (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.7.13 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update spree_api
  ```


## Affected products

- spree_api (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.7.0,fixed=3.7.13

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-26223
- GHSA-m2jr-hmc3-qmpr

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