TZInfo relative path traversal vulnerability allows loading of arbitrary files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
TZInfo is a Ruby library that provides access to time zone data and allows times to be converted using time zone rules. Versions prior to 0.36.1, as well as those prior to 1.2.10 when used with the Ruby data source tzinfo-data, are vulnerable to relative path traversal. With the Ruby data source, time zones are defined in Ruby files. There is one file per time zone. Time zone files are loaded with `require` on demand. In the affected versions, `TZInfo::Timezone.get` fails to validate time zone identifiers correctly, allowing a new line character within the identifier. With Ruby version 1.9.3 and later, `TZInfo::Timezone.get` can be made to load unintended files with `require`, executing them within the Ruby process. Versions 0.3.61 and 1.2.10 include fixes to correctly validate time zone identifiers. Versions 2.0.0 and later are not vulnerable. Version 0.3.61 can still load arbitrary files from the Ruby load path if their name follows the rules for a valid time zone identifier and the file has a prefix of `tzinfo/definition` within a directory in the load path. Applications should ensure that untrusted files are not placed in a directory on the load path. As a workaround, the time zone identifier can be validated before passing to `TZInfo::Timezone.get` by ensuring it matches the regular expression `\A[A-Za-z0-9+\-_]+(?:\/[A-Za-z0-9+\-_]+)*\z`.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tzinfo | tzinfo | before 0.3.61; 1.0.0 to before 1.2.10 | 0.3.61, 1.2.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | tzinfo (RubyGems) | before 0.3.61 | 0.3.61 | Patch available | GHSA-5cm2-9h8c-rvfx |
| — | tzinfo (RubyGems) | 1.0.0 to before 1.2.10 | 1.2.10 | Patch available | GHSA-5cm2-9h8c-rvfx |
- tzinfo Vendortzinfo Affected before 0.3.61; 1.0.0 to before 1.2.10 Fixed in 0.3.61, 1.2.10 Patch available CNA
- tzinfo (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 0.3.61 Fixed in 0.3.61 Patch available GHSA-5cm2-9h8c-rvfx
- tzinfo (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.2.10 Fixed in 1.2.10 Patch available GHSA-5cm2-9h8c-rvfx
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tzinfo_project:tzinfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.3.61; 1.0.0 to before 1.2.10 | Vulnerable | Tzinfo Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:tzinfo_project:tzinfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.3.61; 1.0.0 to before 1.2.10 Vulnerable ·Tzinfo Project
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA tzinfo (tzinfo) Fixed in 0.3.61, 1.2.10
- Fix · GHSA-5cm2-9h8c-rvfx tzinfo (RubyGems) Fixed in 0.3.61 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5cm2-9h8c-rvfx tzinfo (RubyGems) Fixed in 1.2.10 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2023:2097 Released 2023-05-03 · Red Hat rating ImportantSatellite 6.13 Release
- Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 ansible-collection-redhat-satellite-3.9.0-2.el8sat, ansible-collection-redhat-satellite_operations-1.3.0-2.el8sat, ansible-lint-5.0.8-4.el8pc +47
- RHSA-2023:1486 Released 2023-03-28 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Gluster Storage web-admin-build security update
- Red Hat Gluster 3.5 Web Administration on RHEL-7 grafana-5.2.4-6.el7rhgs, rubygem-puma-4.3.12-1.el7rhgs, rubygem-puma-doc-4.3.12-1.el7rhgs +4
- RHSA-2022:7242 Released 2022-10-27 · Red Hat rating ImportantSatellite 6.11.4 Async Security Update
- Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7 tfm-rubygem-rack-2.2.3.1-1.el7sat, tfm-rubygem-tzinfo-1.2.10-1.el7sat
- Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 rubygem-rack-2.2.3.1-1.el8sat, rubygem-tzinfo-1.2.10-1.el8sat
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Gluster 3.5 Web Administration on RHEL-7 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1486 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:7242 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:7242 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2097 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Gluster 3.5 Web Administration on RHEL-7
- Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7
- Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat Satellite 6.13 for RHEL 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-31163
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5cm2-9h8c-rvfx
References
Patch 2
Advisory 4
Sources
- CVE-2022-31163 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-31163 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5cm2-9h8c-rvfx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-31163 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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