CVE-2017-7540

CRITICAL

rubygem-safemode <1.3.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

rubygem-safemode, as used in Foreman, versions 1.3.2 and earlier are vulnerable to bypassing safe mode limitations via special Ruby syntax. This can lead to deletion of objects for which the user does not have delete permissions or possibly to privilege escalation.

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 52.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-184
Status published
Products (3)
Red Hat, Inc./rubygem-safemode 1.3.2 and earlier
rubygems/safemode 0 - 1.3.2RubyGems
safemode_project/safemode < 1.3.2
Published Jul 21, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026