Description
WebYaST 1.3 uses weak permissions for config/initializers/secret_token.rb, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the Rails secret token from this file.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00001.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851116Exploit
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/rails_secret_deserialization.rb
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00001.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851116Exploit
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/rails_secret_deserialization.rb
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 23, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified