GHSA-fjfg-q662-gm6j · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: rubygems — Moderate severity vulnerability that affects rails
Rails before 1.2.4, as used for Ruby on Rails, allows remote attackers and ActiveResource servers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and read arbitrary XML files via the Hash.from_xml (Hash#from_xml) method, which uses XmlSimple (XML::Simple) unsafely, as demonstrated by reading passwords from the Pidgin (Gaim) .purple/accounts.xml file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-5379 is rated Moderate Risk (47.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.78%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-09 | 10.97% | 6.78% | -4.19% |
| 2 | 2026-06-07 | 10.60% | 10.97% | +0.38% |
| 3 | 2026-01-03 | — | 10.60% | — |
Full EPSS history (19 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-fjfg-q662-gm6j · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: rubygems — Moderate severity vulnerability that affects rails
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2007-5379 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (rails), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5379 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2007-5379: 1 GLSA(s) (200711-17), 1 atom(s) (dev-ruby/rails); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-5379 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2007-5379 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (rails), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 5, ignored 3, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-5379 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| david_hansson | ruby_on_rails | <= 1.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:david_hansson:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |