CVE-2024-43791 HIGH

CVE-2024-43791: RequestStore has Incorrect Default Permissions

Vendor Steveklabnik
Product request_store
Weakness CWE-276
Published August 23, 2024
Last update August 23, 2024

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

RequestStore provides per-request global storage for Rack. The files published as part of request_store 1.3.2 have 0666 permissions, meaning that they are world-writable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code. This version was published in 2017, and most production environments do not allow access for local users, so the chances of this being exploited are very low, given that the vast majority of users will have upgraded, and those that have not, if any, are not likely to be exposed.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 23, 2024 CVE published
August 23, 2024 Record updated