# CVE-2022-23634: Puma used with Rails may lead to Information Exposure

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-23634-puma-used-with-rails-may-lead-to-information-exposure  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-02-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-23634 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-02-11

Puma used with Rails may lead to Information Exposure

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-23634 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-23634 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-23634?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 11 February 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** puma (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.6.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-23634?** Yes. puma (RubyGems): upgrade to 5.6.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-23634?** Check whether you run puma (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

- puma (RubyGems): upgrade to 5.6.2 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update puma
  ```


## Affected products

- puma (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0,fixed=5.6.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-23634
- GHSA-rmj8-8hhh-gv5h

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