MEDIUM
geminabox (aka Gem in a Box) before 0.13.6 has XSS, as demonstrated by uploading a gem file that has a crafted gem.homepage value in its .gemspec file
Published Sep 25, 2017
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.68%
Description
geminabox (aka Gem in a Box) before 0.13.6 has XSS, as demonstrated by uploading a gem file that has a crafted gem.homepage value in its .gemspec file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.13.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
5.4 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
3.5 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.68% 0.00680
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00680
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.68% (0.00680) | 50.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.68% (0.00680) | 50.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 21.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 19.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://baraktawily.blogspot.co.il/2017/09/gem-in-box-xss-vulenrability-cve-2017.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-98hq-3qvg-pg78 Advisory
- https://github.com/geminabox/geminabox/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md x_refsource_MISCPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/geminabox/geminabox/commit/99aaae196c4fc6ae0df28e186ca1e493ae658e02
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14506
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://baraktawily.blogspot.co.il/2017/09/gem-in-box-xss-vulenrability-cve-2017.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-98hq-3qvg-pg78 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/geminabox/geminabox/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md | x_refsource_MISCPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/geminabox/geminabox/commit/99aaae196c4fc6ae0df28e186ca1e493ae658e02 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14506 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 25, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 17, 2017
Link CVE-2017-14506
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-98HQ-3QVG-PG78 Updated n/a