Vulnerability Instance
Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/9745?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/9745?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-439p-xmw5-w7b2", "summary": "Command Injection\nactive-support could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by containing a malicious backdoor. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2018-3779" }, { "alias": "GHSA-2j55-pcw5-x4h2" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/136996?format=api", "purl": "pkg:gem/activesupport@5.2.1.rc1", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-1rxp-g9rz-4yb3" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-4tzv-1t1b-t3g3" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-5tky-d2en-u7c7" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6ku5-mtgz-zygw" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6pxd-xsaw-tuer" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-sarm-n22v-akcm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-t684-yp58-hkg8" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/activesupport@5.2.1.rc1" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/29978?format=api", "purl": "pkg:gem/activesupport@5.2.1", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-1rxp-g9rz-4yb3" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-4tzv-1t1b-t3g3" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-5tky-d2en-u7c7" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6ku5-mtgz-zygw" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6pxd-xsaw-tuer" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-sarm-n22v-akcm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-t684-yp58-hkg8" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/activesupport@5.2.1" } ], "affected_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/30001?format=api", "purl": "pkg:gem/active-support@0", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-439p-xmw5-w7b2" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/active-support@0" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/29976?format=api", "purl": "pkg:gem/activesupport@5.2.0", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-1rxp-g9rz-4yb3" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-439p-xmw5-w7b2" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-4tzv-1t1b-t3g3" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-5tky-d2en-u7c7" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6ku5-mtgz-zygw" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6pxd-xsaw-tuer" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-sarm-n22v-akcm" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-t684-yp58-hkg8" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/activesupport@5.2.0" } ], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-3779", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.8959", "published_at": "2026-04-29T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.89572", "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.89574", "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.89571", "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.89585", "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.8952", "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.89524", "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.89537", "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.89538", "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.89554", "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.89558", "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.89566", "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.04871", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.89564", "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-3779" }, { "reference_url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/392311", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "CRITICAL", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/392311" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3779", "reference_id": "CVE-2018-3779", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "CRITICAL", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3779" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2j55-pcw5-x4h2", "reference_id": "GHSA-2j55-pcw5-x4h2", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "CRITICAL", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1_qr", "scoring_elements": "" }, { "value": "CRITICAL", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2j55-pcw5-x4h2" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 1035, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017." }, { "cwe_id": 937, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013." }, { "cwe_id": 78, "name": "Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')", "description": "The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component." }, { "cwe_id": 77, "name": "Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')", "description": "The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "9.0 - 10.0", "exploitability": "0.5", "weighted_severity": "9.0", "risk_score": 4.5, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-439p-xmw5-w7b2" }