Description
In agent/Core/SpawningKit/Spawner.h in Phusion Passenger 5.1.10 (fixed in Passenger Open Source 5.1.11 and Passenger Enterprise 5.1.10), if Passenger is running as root, it is possible to list the contents of arbitrary files on a system by symlinking a file named REVISION from the application root folder to a file of choice and querying passenger-status --show=xml.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-4415-1 | passenger security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2022-3633 | In agent/Core/SpawningKit/Spawner.h in Phusion Passenger 5.1.10 (fixed in Passenger Open Source 5.1.11 and Passenger Enterprise 5.1.10), if Passenger is running as root, it is possible to list the contents of arbitrary files on a system by symlinking a file named REVISION from the application root folder to a file of choice and querying passenger-status --show=xml. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-cv3f-px9r-54hm | Phusion Passenger information disclosure |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5261-1 | Phusion Passenger vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T20:20:05.642Z
Reserved: 2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-16355
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-12-14T22:29:00.210
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-16355
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Github GHSA
Ubuntu USN