CVE-2024-32978 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-32978: Kaminari Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

Vendor Kaminari
Product kaminari
Weakness CWE-276
Published May 27, 2024
Last update August 2, 2024

CVSS base score

6.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Kaminari is a paginator for web app frameworks and object relational mappings. A security vulnerability involving insecure file permissions has been identified in the Kaminari pagination library for Ruby on Rails, concerning insecure file permissions. This vulnerability is of moderate severity due to the potential for unauthorized write access to particular Ruby files managed by the library. Such access could lead to the alteration of application behavior or data integrity issues. Users of affected versions are advised to update to Kaminari version 0.16.2 or later, where file permissions have been adjusted to enhance security. If upgrading is not feasible immediately, review and adjust the file permissions for particular Ruby files in Kaminari to ensure they are only accessible by authorized user.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 27, 2024 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated