CVE-2023-38037 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-38037

Vendor Rails
Product ActiveSupport
Published January 9, 2025
Last update February 15, 2025

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

ActiveSupport::EncryptedFile writes contents that will be encrypted to a temporary file. The temporary file's permissions are defaulted to the user's current `umask` settings, meaning that it's possible for other users on the same system to read the contents of the temporary file. Attackers that have access to the file system could possibly read the contents of this temporary file while a user is editing it. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 9, 2025 CVE published
February 15, 2025 Record updated