CVE-2017-0904 (GCVE-0-2017-0904)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-11-13 17:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:56
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Summary
The private_address_check ruby gem before 0.4.0 is vulnerable to a bypass due to use of Ruby's Resolv.getaddresses method, which is OS-dependent and should not be relied upon for security measures, such as when used to blacklist private network addresses to prevent server-side request forgery.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-242 - Use of Inherently Dangerous Function (CWE-242)
Assigner
hackerone CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard D 59/100 over 187 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
jtdowney private_address_check ruby gem Affected: Versions before 0.4.0
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Date Public
2017-11-05 00:00
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