CVE-2011-1004 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the FileUtils.remove_entry_secure method across multiple Ruby versions (1.8.6 to 1.9.3dev). An attacker can exploit this flaw via a symlink attack to delete arbitrary files on the system. With a CVSS score of 6.3, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and can lead to significant integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.8:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
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