CVE-2022-31163

TZInfo relative path traversal vulnerability allows loading of arbitrary files

Published Jul 21, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
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`.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3077-1 ruby-tzinfo security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3866-1 ruby-tzinfo security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5cm2-9h8c-rvfx TZInfo relative path traversal vulnerability allows loading of arbitrary files
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 5, 2024, 2:09 PM
Reserved
May 18, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 22, 2022, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:44 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 22, 2022, 12:00 AM