CVE-2017-16792
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 13, 2017 at 09:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGeminabox
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in "geminabox" (Gem in a Box) before 0.13.10 allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the "homepage" value of a ".gemspec" file, related to views/gem.erb and views/index.erb.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Geminabox· Geminabox Projectrubygems
95%v < 0.13.10
Affected range stops below 0.13.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/geminabox/geminabox/blob/master/CHANGELOG.mdx_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/geminabox/geminabox/commit/f8429a9e364658459add170e4ebc7a5d3b4759e7x_refsource_MISCProduct
Source: [email protected]
https://rubygems.org/gems/geminabox/versions/0.13.10CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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