CVE-2023-38037 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-38037

ActiveSupport::EncryptedFile writes contents that will be encrypted to a temporary file....

Vulnerability Description

ActiveSupport::EncryptedFile writes contents that will be encrypted to a temporary file. The temporary file's permissions are defaulted to the user's current `umask` settings, meaning that it's possible for other users on the same system to read the contents of the temporary file. Attackers that have access to the file system could possibly read the contents of this temporary file while a user is editing it. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ActiveSupport
Vulnerable Versions:
>= 5.2.0, 5.2.0, 7.0.7.1, 6.1.7.5

Timeline

Official Publish: January 9th, 2025
Last Modified: February 15th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.