Lookup for vulnerable packages by Package URL.

Purlpkg:gem/passenger@5.1.1
Typegem
Namespace
Namepassenger
Version5.1.1
Qualifiers
Subpath
Is_vulnerabletrue
Next_non_vulnerable_version5.3.2
Latest_non_vulnerable_version6.0.26
Affected_by_vulnerabilities
0
url VCID-dye8-8zrz-6ba7
vulnerability_id VCID-dye8-8zrz-6ba7
summary
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
An issue was discovered in Phusion Passenger. The set of groups (gidset) is not set correctly, leaving it up to randomness (i.e., uninitialized memory) which supplementary groups are actually being set while lowering privileges.
references
0
reference_url https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-12615.json
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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scoring_system cvssv3
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reference_id
reference_type
scores
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published_at 2026-06-05T12:55:00Z
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published_at 2026-06-04T12:55:00Z
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reference_url https://github.com/phusion/passenger
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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scoring_elements
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3
reference_url https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/4e97fdb86d0a0141ec9a052c6e691fcd07bb45c8
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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reference_url https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/passenger/CVE-2018-12615.yml
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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reference_url https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1594361
reference_id 1594361
reference_type
scores
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reference_url https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12615
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reference_type
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1
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scoring_elements
url https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12615
fixed_packages
0
url pkg:gem/passenger@5.3.2
purl pkg:gem/passenger@5.3.2
is_vulnerable false
affected_by_vulnerabilities
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/passenger@5.3.2
aliases CVE-2018-12615, GHSA-4284-jfhc-f854
risk_score 3.1
exploitability 0.5
weighted_severity 6.2
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-dye8-8zrz-6ba7
1
url VCID-m5eg-th4y-a3f7
vulnerability_id VCID-m5eg-th4y-a3f7
summary
Information Exposure
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`.
references
0
reference_url https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-16355.json
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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1
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reference_id
reference_type
scores
0
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published_at 2026-06-06T12:55:00Z
1
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scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.33263
published_at 2026-06-05T12:55:00Z
2
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scoring_system epss
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published_at 2026-06-04T12:55:00Z
url https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-16355
2
reference_url https://blog.phusion.nl/2017/10/13/passenger-security-advisory-5-1-11
reference_id
reference_type
scores
0
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1
value MODERATE
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
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3
reference_url https://blog.phusion.nl/2017/10/13/passenger-security-advisory-5-1-11/
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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4
reference_url https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16355
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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5
reference_url https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
reference_id
reference_type
scores
0
value 4
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1
value 5.1
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scoring_elements CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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6
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reference_id
reference_type
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1
value MODERATE
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
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7
reference_url https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/4043718264095cde6623c2cbe8c644541036d7bf
reference_id
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0
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scoring_elements
1
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2
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scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/4043718264095cde6623c2cbe8c644541036d7bf
8
reference_url https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/passenger/CVE-2017-16355.yml
reference_id
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1
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scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
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9
reference_url https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/34
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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1
value MODERATE
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/34
10
reference_url https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4415
reference_id
reference_type
scores
0
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1
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scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4415
11
reference_url https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1513377
reference_id 1513377
reference_type
scores
url https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1513377
12
reference_url https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=884463
reference_id 884463
reference_type
scores
url https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=884463
13
reference_url https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16355
reference_id CVE-2017-16355
reference_type
scores
0
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1
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scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16355
14
reference_url https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cv3f-px9r-54hm
reference_id GHSA-cv3f-px9r-54hm
reference_type
scores
0
value MODERATE
scoring_system cvssv3.1_qr
scoring_elements
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15
reference_url https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5261-1/
reference_id USN-USN-5261-1
reference_type
scores
url https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-5261-1/
fixed_packages
0
url pkg:gem/passenger@5.1.11
purl pkg:gem/passenger@5.1.11
is_vulnerable true
affected_by_vulnerabilities
0
vulnerability VCID-dye8-8zrz-6ba7
1
vulnerability VCID-u8cc-dmqe-5qec
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/passenger@5.1.11
aliases CVE-2017-16355, GHSA-cv3f-px9r-54hm
risk_score 3.1
exploitability 0.5
weighted_severity 6.2
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-m5eg-th4y-a3f7
2
url VCID-u8cc-dmqe-5qec
vulnerability_id VCID-u8cc-dmqe-5qec
summary
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)
A race condition in the nginx module in Phusion Passenger allows local escalation of privileges when a non-standard `passenger_instance_registry_dir` with insufficiently strict permissions is configured. Replacing a file with a symlink after the file was created, but before it was chowned, leads to the target of the link being chowned via the path. Targeting sensitive files such as root's crontab file allows privilege escalation.
references
0
reference_url https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-12029.json
reference_id
reference_type
scores
0
value 7.8
scoring_system cvssv3
scoring_elements CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
url https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-12029.json
1
reference_url https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-12029
reference_id
reference_type
scores
0
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scoring_elements 0.27131
published_at 2026-06-06T12:55:00Z
1
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published_at 2026-06-05T12:55:00Z
2
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published_at 2026-06-04T12:55:00Z
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2
reference_url https://blog.phusion.nl/2018/06/12/passenger-5-3-2-various-security-fixes
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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1
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scoring_elements
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reference_url https://blog.phusion.nl/2018/06/12/passenger-5-3-2-various-security-fixes/
reference_id
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reference_type
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1
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scoring_elements
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5
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reference_id
reference_type
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reference_id
reference_type
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7
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reference_id
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1
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scoring_elements
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8
reference_url https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00007.html
reference_id
reference_type
scores
0
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1
value HIGH
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00007.html
9
reference_url https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/phusion-passenger-priv-esc
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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1
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scoring_elements
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10
reference_url https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-02
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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scoring_elements
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reference_url https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1592612
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reference_type
scores
url https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1592612
12
reference_url https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=921767
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reference_type
scores
url https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=921767
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reference_url https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12029
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reference_type
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0
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reference_type
scores
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fixed_packages
0
url pkg:gem/passenger@5.3.2
purl pkg:gem/passenger@5.3.2
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affected_by_vulnerabilities
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Risk_score4.0
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