CVE-2021-21305
Publication date 8 February 2021
Last updated 7 May 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
CarrierWave is an open-source RubyGem which provides a simple and flexible way to upload files from Ruby applications. In CarrierWave before versions 1.3.2 and 2.1.1, there is a code injection vulnerability. The "#manipulate!" method inappropriately evals the content of mutation option(:read/:write), allowing attackers to craft a string that can be executed as a Ruby code. If an application developer supplies untrusted inputs to the option, it will lead to remote code execution(RCE). This is fixed in versions 1.3.2 and 2.1.1.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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ruby-carrierwave | 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
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24.10 oracular |
Not affected
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24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 1.3.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
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Parameter | Value |
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Base score |
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Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-7497-1
- CarrierWave vulnerabilities
- 7 May 2025
Other references
- https://github.com/carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#132---2021-02-08
- https://github.com/carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#211---2021-02-08
- https://github.com/carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave/commit/387116f5c72efa42bc3938d946b4c8d2f22181b7
- https://github.com/carrierwaveuploader/carrierwave/security/advisories/GHSA-cf3w-g86h-35x4
- https://rubygems.org/gems/carrierwave
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-21305