Addressable is a replacement for the URI implementation that is part of
Ruby's standard library. It more closely conforms to the relevant RFCs and
adds support for IRIs and URI templates.
Addressable is an alternative implementation to the URI implementation that is part of Ruby's standard library. An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability exists after version 2.3.0 through version 2.7.0. Within the URI template implementation in Addressable, a maliciously crafted template may result in uncontrolled resource consumption, leading to denial of service when matched against a URI. In typical usage, templates would not normally be read from untrusted user input, but nonetheless, no previous security advisory for Addressable has cautioned against doing this. Users of the parsing capabilities in Addressable but not the URI template capabilities are unaffected. The vulnerability is patched in version 2.8.0. As a workaround, only create Template objects from trusted sources that have been validated not to produce catastrophic backtracking.
CVE-2021-32740 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - addressable-2.6.0.gem
Addressable is a replacement for the URI implementation that is part of Ruby's standard library. It more closely conforms to the relevant RFCs and adds support for IRIs and URI templates.
Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/addressable-2.6.0.gem
Path to dependency file: /E-voting-using-blockchain/evoting app/src/bower_components/bootstrap/Gemfile.lock
Path to vulnerable library: /var/lib/gems/2.3.0/cache/addressable-2.6.0.gem
Dependency Hierarchy: - jekyll-redirect-from-0.14.0.gem (Root Library) - jekyll-3.8.5.gem - :x: **addressable-2.6.0.gem** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 3c02898f89d78283ce791eb1b53b2b5a667681ad
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
Addressable is an alternative implementation to the URI implementation that is part of Ruby's standard library. An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability exists after version 2.3.0 through version 2.7.0. Within the URI template implementation in Addressable, a maliciously crafted template may result in uncontrolled resource consumption, leading to denial of service when matched against a URI. In typical usage, templates would not normally be read from untrusted user input, but nonetheless, no previous security advisory for Addressable has cautioned against doing this. Users of the parsing capabilities in Addressable but not the URI template capabilities are unaffected. The vulnerability is patched in version 2.8.0. As a workaround, only create Template objects from trusted sources that have been validated not to produce catastrophic backtracking.
Publish Date: 2021-07-06
URL: CVE-2021-32740
CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
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Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://github.com/sporkmonger/addressable/security/advisories/GHSA-jxhc-q857-3j6g
Release Date: 2021-07-06
Fix Resolution: addressable - 2.8.0
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