GHSA-8mfv-xhp5-48q9

Cassandra Web - Remote File Read

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) High CVE-2020-36939

Packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
RubyGems	cassandra-web	<= 0.5.0	no fix listed

Details

As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).

Cassandra Web 0.5.0 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating path traversal parameters. Attackers can exploit the disabled Rack::Protection module to read sensitive system files like /etc/passwd and retrieve Apache Cassandra database credentials.

References

External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36939 advisory
https://github.com/avalanche123/cassandra-web package
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/cassandra-web/CVE-2020-36939.yml web
https://rubygems.org/gems/cassandra-web/versions/0.5.0 web
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49362 web
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cassandra-web-remote-file-read web