Is secure_headers affected by CVE-2020-5217?

RubyGems secure_headers is affected in >=6.0.0 =5.0.0 <5.1.0, <3.8.0.

Is CVE-2020-5217 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 1.8%.

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CVE-2020-5217

Q: Is CVE-2020-5217 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 1.8%.

RubyGems · secure_headers

Summary

Directive injection when using dynamic overrides with user input

Severity: medium
EPSS: 1.8% (p76)
Also known as: GHSA-xq52-rv6w-397c
Published: 2020-01-23

References

https://github.com/twitter/secure_headers/security/advisories/GHSA-xq52-rv6w-397c
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5217
https://github.com/twitter/secure_headers/issues/418

Related advisories

CVE-2020-5216 — medium · RubyGems/secure_headers

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