CVE-2018-1000622 — The Rust Programming Language rustdoc version Between 0
The Rust Programming Language rustdoc version Between 0.8 and 1.27.0 contains a CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in rustdoc plugins that can result in local code execution as a different user. This attack appear to be exploitable via using the --plugin flag
Published
2018-07-09T20:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T12:40:47.595Z
01What is this vulnerability?
The Rust Programming Language rustdoc version Between 0.8 and 1.27.0 contains a CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in rustdoc plugins that can result in local code execution as a different user. This attack appear to be exploitable via using the --plugin flag without the --plugin-path flag. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.27.1.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2018-07-09T20:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-05T12:40:47.595Z
09References
- security.gentoo.org — https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-11
- groups.google.com — https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rustlang-security-announcements/4ybxYL…
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00076.html
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00006.html
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00031.html
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