CVE-2019-5414
If an attacker can control the port, which in itself is a very sensitive value, they can inject arbitrary OS commands due to the usage of the exec function...
- Published
- Mar 17, 2019
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- hackerone
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 80.0%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
If an attacker can control the port, which in itself is a very sensitive value, they can inject arbitrary OS commands due to the usage of the exec function in a third-party module kill-port < 1.3.2.
Sources
1Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2019-5414, a remote code execution vulnerability in Ruby on Rails. Demonstrates exploitation of the file content disclosure flaw.
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