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GET /api/packages/142353?format=api
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This could be used to bypass controls in place on the server to limit upload size.\n\nWorkarounds\n-----------\n\nThis is a low-severity security issue. 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"value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-ruby/issues/2098" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activestorage/CVE-2020-8162.yml", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activestorage/CVE-2020-8162.yml" }, { "reference_url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/PjU3946mreQ", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "" }, { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/PjU3946mreQ" }, { "reference_url": "https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/PjU3946mreQ", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/PjU3946mreQ" }, { "reference_url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/789579", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/789579" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8162", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8162" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4766", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "7.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N" }, { "value": "HIGH", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4766" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1843005", "reference_id": "1843005", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": 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