THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-1000037
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2017-1000037

Rvm vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
6.2%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
RVM automatically loads environment variables from files in $PWD resulting in command execution RVM vulnerable to command injection when automatically loading environment variables from files in $PWD RVM automatically executes hooks located in $PWD resulting in code execution RVM automatically installs gems as specified by files in $PWD resulting in code execution RVM automatically does "bundle install" on a Gemfile specified by .versions.conf in $PWD resulting in code execution
Affected vendor
Rvm Project
Affected product
Rvm
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2017-07-17

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-1000037

  • Confirm whether Rvm Project Rvm is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-1000037.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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