CVE-2021-25973: Publify `guest` role users can self-register even when the admin does not allow it

CVE-2021-25973 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-11-03

Publify `guest` role users can self-register even when the admin does not allow it

Technologies: publify_core (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-25973 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-25973 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-25973?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 3 November 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
publify_core (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=9.0.0.pre1,fixed=9.2.5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-25973?
Yes. publify_core (RubyGems): upgrade to 9.2.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-25973?
Check whether you run publify_core (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

  • publify_core (RubyGems): upgrade to 9.2.5 or later
    bundle update publify_core

Affected products

  • publify_core (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=9.0.0.pre1,fixed=9.2.5

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-25973
  • GHSA-x24j-87x9-jvv5

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