VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-4136

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-09-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

ext/common/ServerInstanceDir.h in Phusion Passenger gem before 4.0.6 for Ruby allows local users to gain privileges or possibly change the ownership of arbitrary directories via a symlink attack on a directory with a predictable name in /tmp/.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references