High severity · published Dec 15, 2017
CVE-2017-17405
Ruby before 2.4.3 allows Net::FTP command injection
8.8
CVSS
73.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Ruby before 2.4.3 allows Net::FTP command injection. Net::FTP#get, getbinaryfile, gettextfile, put, putbinaryfile, and puttextfile use Kernel#open to open a local file. If the localfile argument starts with the "|" pipe character, the command following the pipe character is executed. The default value of localfile is File.basename(remotefile), so malicious FTP servers could cause arbitrary command execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)73.8% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.4; 7.5; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
RU
Ruby · Ruby-lang
2.2 through 2.2.8; 2.3 through 2.3.5; 2.4 through 2.4.2; 2.5.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
DL
Debian Linux
Debian
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