CVE-2023-49090: CarrierWave Content-Type allowlist bypass vulnerability, possibly leading to XSS

CVE-2023-49090 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-11-29

CarrierWave Content-Type allowlist bypass vulnerability, possibly leading to XSS

Technologies: carrierwave (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-49090 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-49090 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-49090?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 November 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
carrierwave (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.0.5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-49090?
Yes. carrierwave (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.0.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-49090?
Check whether you run carrierwave (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

  • carrierwave (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.0.5 or later
    bundle update carrierwave

Affected products

  • carrierwave (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.0.5

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-49090
  • GHSA-gxhx-g4fq-49hj

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