# CVE-2019-18409: The ruby\_parser-legacy (aka legacy) gem 1.0.0 for Ruby allows local privilege escalation because of world-writable files.

- Also known as: GHSA-HHWC-8G49-J8JX
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-10-24 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- ruby\_parser-legacy (RubyGems): through 1.0.0

## Description

The ruby_parser-legacy (aka legacy) gem 1.0.0 for Ruby allows local privilege escalation because of world-writable files. For example, if the brakeman gem (which has a legacy dependency) 4.5.0 through 4.7.0 is used, a local user can insert malicious code into the ruby_parser-legacy-1.0.0/lib/ruby_parser/legacy/ruby_parser.rb file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, ruby\_parser-legacy, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [RubyGems packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/rubygems.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/zenspider/ruby_parser-legacy/issues/1

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