CVE-2013-3709

high

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.

References

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/rails_secret_deserialization.rb

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2013-3642

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851116

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-01/msg00001.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00014.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00013.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00012.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00006.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-12-23

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H