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CVE-2015-3649
The open-uri-cached rubygem allows local users to execute arbitrary Ruby code by creating a directory under /tmp containing "openuri-"…
High7.8EPSS 0.39%
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- mitre
Description
The open-uri-cached rubygem allows local users to execute arbitrary Ruby code by creating a directory under /tmp containing "openuri-" followed by a crafted UID, and putting Ruby code in said directory once a meta file is created.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- RubyGemsopen-uri-cachedGHSA-7m2w-9gw7-c3xp (opens in a new tab)
References (6)
- https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/blob/master/lib/open-uri/cached.rb#L39 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/blob/master/lib/open-uri/cached.rb#L115 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/tigris/open-uri-cached/blob/master/lib/open-uri/cached.rb#L25 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20150506 Re: Local privileges escalation in rubygem open-uri-cached (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 74469 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.benjaminfleischer.com/2013/03/20/yaml-and-security-in-ruby/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-7m2w-9gw7-c3xp (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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