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TI-2013-01888 Aliases CVE-2013-2119GHSA-9qj7-jvg4-qr2x

Phusion Passenger gem before 3.0.21 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 for Ruby allows local users to…

Priority LOW 21CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

Phusion Passenger gem before 3.0.21 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 for Ruby allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevent application start) or gain privileges by pre-creating a temporary "config" file in a directory with a predictable name in /tmp/ before it is used by the gem.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00397 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed passenger (RubyGems): 3.0.21, 4.0.5Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—passenger (RubyGems)before 3.0.213.0.21Patch availableGHSA-9qj7-jvg4-qr2x
—passenger (RubyGems)4.0.1 to before 4.0.54.0.5Patch availableGHSA-9qj7-jvg4-qr2x
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • passenger (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 3.0.21 Fixed in 3.0.21 Patch available GHSA-9qj7-jvg4-qr2x
  • passenger (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 4.0.1 to before 4.0.5 Fixed in 4.0.5 Patch available GHSA-9qj7-jvg4-qr2x

CPE configurations NVD · 26

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.0.20VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.7VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.8VulnerablePhusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.20 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 Vulnerable ·Phusion
Show 16 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.9VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.10VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.11VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.12VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.13VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.14VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.15VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.17VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.18VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.19VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerablePhusion
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onruby
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:1.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.10 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.11 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.12 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.13 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.14 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.15 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.17 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.18 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.19 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Phusion
  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·ruby
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift:1.0:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-9qj7-jvg4-qr2x passenger (RubyGems) Fixed in 3.0.21 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-9qj7-jvg4-qr2x passenger (RubyGems) Fixed in 4.0.5 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:1136 Released 2013-08-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rubygem-passenger security update
    • RHOSE Infrastructure 1.2 mod_passenger-3.0.21-3.el6op, ruby193-mod_passenger-3.0.21-3.el6op, ruby193-rubygem-passenger-3.0.21-3.el6op +13
    • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Node mod_passenger-3.0.21-3.el6op, ruby193-mod_passenger-3.0.21-3.el6op, ruby193-rubygem-passenger-3.0.21-3.el6op +13

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHOSE Infrastructure 1.2Fixed RHSA-2013:1136
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise NodeFixed RHSA-2013:1136

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2119
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qj7-jvg4-qr2x

References

Patch 2

Advisory 4

Other 5

Sources

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