geminabox (aka Gem in a Box) before 0.13.7 has CSRF, as demonstrated by an unintended gem upload.
Priority LOW 39CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
geminabox (aka Gem in a Box) before 0.13.7 has CSRF, as demonstrated by an unintended gem upload.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00496 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed geminabox (RubyGems): 0.13.7
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | geminabox (RubyGems) | before 0.13.7 | 0.13.7 | Patch available | GHSA-qwv2-2x8g-g43g |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- geminabox (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 0.13.7 Fixed in 0.13.7 Patch available GHSA-qwv2-2x8g-g43g
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:geminabox_project:geminabox:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | up to 0.13.6 | Vulnerable | Geminabox Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:geminabox_project:geminabox:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions up to 0.13.6 Vulnerable ·Geminabox Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-qwv2-2x8g-g43g geminabox (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.13.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14683
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwv2-2x8g-g43g
References
More Geminabox Project Geminabox vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-12350 Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in "geminabox" (Gem in a Box) before… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2017-10608 geminabox (aka Gem in a Box) before 0.13.6 has XSS, as demonstrated by uploading a gem… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2017-14683 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-14683 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwv2-2x8g-g43g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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