What is CVE-2019-15845?

CVE-2019-15845 is a medium-severity software vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 mishandles path checking within File.fnmatch functions.

Is CVE-2019-15845 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 3%.

What products does CVE-2019-15845 affect?

Tracked products affected include Ruby. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15845?

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

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CVE-2019-15845

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.5

6.5CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 mishandles path checking within File.fnmatch functions.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactLow

Integrity impactLow

Availability impactNone

Exploit probability (EPSS)3%

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

Affected products we track (1)

Ruby

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00041.html
https://hackerone.com/reports/449617Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00025.htmlAdvisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/31Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/32Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-06
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4201-1/Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4587Advisory