rubygem-passenger: untrusted apps Security check socket filenames reported by spawned application processes
Published Nov 19, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.31%
Description
RubyGems passenger 4.0.0 betas 1 and 2 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files during the startup process.
Affected products
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- Version 4.0.53-1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby-Passenger | Ruby-Passenger | n/a |
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No data.
OpenShift Enterprise 1
ruby193-rubygem-passenger
Not affected
OpenShift Enterprise 1
rubygem-passenger
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | ruby193-rubygem-passenger | Not affected | n/a |
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | rubygem-passenger | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of rubygem-passenger as shipped with Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 do not include the vulnerable code.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02308) | 82.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.31% (0.02308) | 81.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 1.27% (0.01273) | 77.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.42% (0.04423) | 87.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.50% (0.08504) | 87.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.34% (0.04338) | 88.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.89% (0.00888) | 83.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00905) | 82.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00951) | 82.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00951) | 80.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/02/1 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6135 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917925 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-6135 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82533 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8mw8-j583-vqfg Advisory
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/8c6693e0818772c345c979840d28312c2edd4ba4
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/8c6693e0818772c345c979840d28312c2edd4ba4#commitcomment-2643541
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/passenger/CVE-2012-6135.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6135
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6135 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200918164919/https://old.blog.phusion.nl/2013/03/05/phusion-passenger-4-0-beta-1-and-2-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6135
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58259 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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