Headline
GHSA-5cm2-9h8c-rvfx: TZInfo relative path traversal vulnerability allows loading of arbitrary files
Impact
Affected versions
- 0.3.60 and earlier.
- 1.0.0 to 1.2.9 when used with the Ruby data source (tzinfo-data).
Vulnerability
With the Ruby data source (the tzinfo-data gem for tzinfo version 1.0.0 and later and built-in to earlier versions), time zones are defined in Ruby files. There is one file per time zone. Time zone files are loaded with require on demand. In the affected versions, TZInfo::Timezone.get fails to validate time zone identifiers correctly, allowing a new line character within the identifier. With Ruby version 1.9.3 and later, TZInfo::Timezone.get can be made to load unintended files with require, executing them within the Ruby process.
For example, with version 1.2.9, you can run the following to load a file with path /tmp/payload.rb:
TZInfo::Timezone.get("foo\n/../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../tmp/payload")
The exact number of parent directory traversals needed will vary depending on the location of the tzinfo-data gem.
TZInfo versions 1.2.6 to 1.2.9 can be made to load files from outside of the Ruby load path. Versions up to and including 1.2.5 can only be made to load files from directories within the load path.
This could be exploited in, for example, a Ruby on Rails application using tzinfo version 1.2.9, that allows file uploads and has a time zone selector that accepts arbitrary time zone identifiers. The CVSS score and severity have been set on this basis.
Versions 2.0.0 and later are not vulnerable.
Patches
Versions 0.3.61 and 1.2.10 include fixes to correctly validate time zone identifiers.
Note that version 0.3.61 can still load arbitrary files from the Ruby load path if their name follows the rules for a valid time zone identifier and the file has a prefix of tzinfo/definition within a directory in the load path. For example if /tmp/upload was in the load path, then TZInfo::Timezone.get('foo') could load a file with path /tmp/upload/tzinfo/definition/foo.rb. Applications should ensure that untrusted files are not placed in a directory on the load path.
Workarounds
As a workaround, the time zone identifier can be validated before passing to TZInfo::Timezone.get by ensuring it matches the regular expression \A[A-Za-z0-9+\-_]+(?:\/[A-Za-z0-9+\-_]+)*\z.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in the tzinfo repository.
Impact****Affected versions
- 0.3.60 and earlier.
- 1.0.0 to 1.2.9 when used with the Ruby data source (tzinfo-data).
Vulnerability
With the Ruby data source (the tzinfo-data gem for tzinfo version 1.0.0 and later and built-in to earlier versions), time zones are defined in Ruby files. There is one file per time zone. Time zone files are loaded with require on demand. In the affected versions, TZInfo::Timezone.get fails to validate time zone identifiers correctly, allowing a new line character within the identifier. With Ruby version 1.9.3 and later, TZInfo::Timezone.get can be made to load unintended files with require, executing them within the Ruby process.
For example, with version 1.2.9, you can run the following to load a file with path /tmp/payload.rb:
TZInfo::Timezone.get(“foo\n/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/…/tmp/payload”)
The exact number of parent directory traversals needed will vary depending on the location of the tzinfo-data gem.
TZInfo versions 1.2.6 to 1.2.9 can be made to load files from outside of the Ruby load path. Versions up to and including 1.2.5 can only be made to load files from directories within the load path.
This could be exploited in, for example, a Ruby on Rails application using tzinfo version 1.2.9, that allows file uploads and has a time zone selector that accepts arbitrary time zone identifiers. The CVSS score and severity have been set on this basis.
Versions 2.0.0 and later are not vulnerable.
Patches
Versions 0.3.61 and 1.2.10 include fixes to correctly validate time zone identifiers.
Note that version 0.3.61 can still load arbitrary files from the Ruby load path if their name follows the rules for a valid time zone identifier and the file has a prefix of tzinfo/definition within a directory in the load path. For example if /tmp/upload was in the load path, then TZInfo::Timezone.get(‘foo’) could load a file with path /tmp/upload/tzinfo/definition/foo.rb. Applications should ensure that untrusted files are not placed in a directory on the load path.
Workarounds
As a workaround, the time zone identifier can be validated before passing to TZInfo::Timezone.get by ensuring it matches the regular expression \A[A-Za-z0-9±]+(?:/[A-Za-z0-9±]+)*\z.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in the tzinfo repository.
References
- GHSA-5cm2-9h8c-rvfx
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31163
- tzinfo/tzinfo@ca29f34
- https://github.com/tzinfo/tzinfo/releases/tag/v0.3.61
- https://github.com/tzinfo/tzinfo/releases/tag/v1.2.10
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TZInfo is a Ruby library that provides access to time zone data and allows times to be converted using time zone rules. Versions prior to 0.36.1, as well as those prior to 1.2.10 when used with the Ruby data source tzinfo-data, are vulnerable to relative path traversal. With the Ruby data source, time zones are defined in Ruby files. There is one file per time zone. Time zone files are loaded with `require` on demand. In the affected versions, `TZInfo::Timezone.get` fails to validate time zone identifiers correctly, allowing a new line character within the identifier. With Ruby version 1.9.3 and later, `TZInfo::Timezone.get` can be made to load unintended files with `require`, executing them within the Ruby process. Versions 0.3.61 and 1.2.10 include fixes to correctly validate time zone identifiers. Versions 2.0.0 and later are not vulnerable. Version 0.3.61 can still load arbitrary files from the Ruby load path if their name follows the rules for a valid time zone identifier and the ...