CVE-2017-16355

passenger: arbitrary file read via REVISION symlink

Published Dec 14, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In agent/Core/SpawningKit/Spawner.h in Phusion Passenger 5.1.10 (fixed in Passenger Open Source 5.1.11 and Passenger Enterprise 5.1.10), if Passenger is running as root, it is possible to list the contents of arbitrary files on a system by symlinking a file named REVISION from the application root folder to a file of choice and querying passenger-status --show=xml.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4415-1 passenger security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-3633 In agent/Core/SpawningKit/Spawner.h in Phusion Passenger 5.1.10 (fixed in Passenger Open Source 5.1.11 and Passenger Enterprise 5.1.10), if Passenger is running as root, it is possible to list the contents of arbitrary files on a system by symlinking a file named REVISION from the application root folder to a file of choice and querying passenger-status --show=xml.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cv3f-px9r-54hm Phusion Passenger information disclosure
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5261-1 Phusion Passenger vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:20 PM
Reserved
Nov 1, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 14, 2017, 10:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:09 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 16, 2017, 12:00 AM