Description
Jekyll through 3.6.2, 3.7.x through 3.7.3, and 3.8.x through 3.8.3 allows attackers to access arbitrary files by specifying a symlink in the "include" key in the "_config.yml" file.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/pull/7224
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://jekyllrb.com/news/2018/09/19/security-fixes-for-3-6-3-7-3-8/
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/71da391f584b2fb301d2df0e491b279d87287e2fb4b11309f04ad984%40%3Ccommits.accumulo.apache.org%3E
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0043
EPSS Percentile
62.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (2)
jekyllrb/jekyll
< 3.6.2
rubygems/jekyll
0 - 3.6.3RubyGems
Published
Sep 28, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026