CVE-2019-3881
Insecure path handling in Bundler
7.0
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.15%
Description
Bundler prior to 2.1.0 uses a predictable path in `/tmp/`, created with insecure permissions as a storage location for gems, if locations under the user's home directory are not available. If Bundler is used in a scenario where the user does not have a writable home directory, an attacker could place malicious code in this directory that would be later loaded and executed.
How to fix CVE-2019-3881
To remediate CVE-2019-3881, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.1.0 or later
Is CVE-2019-3881 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 1.14.0, < 2.1.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |