Description
The Rust Programming Language rustdoc version Between 0.8 and 1.27.0 contains a CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in rustdoc plugins that can result in local code execution as a different user. This attack appear to be exploitable via using the --plugin flag without the --plugin-path flag. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.27.1.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List x_refsource_confirm
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rustlang-security-announcements/4ybxYLTtXuM
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-11
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00076.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00006.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00031.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0182
EPSS Percentile
75.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (1)
rust-lang/rust
0.8 - 1.27.0
Published
Jul 09, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026