Vulnerability · Published Jan 25, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-7981
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the ruby-geocoder package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
sql.rb in Geocoder before 1.6.1 allows Boolean-based SQL injection when within_bounding_box is used in conjunction with untrusted sw_lat, sw_lng, ne_lat, or ne_lng data.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ruby-geocoder | 1.5.1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7981 |
| Debian:13 | ruby-geocoder | 1.5.1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7981 |
| Debian:14 | ruby-geocoder | 1.5.1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-7981 |
| RubyGems | geocoder | 1.6.1 | GHSA-864j-6qpp-cmrr |