« Back to list

CVE-2016-10345

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

In Phusion Passenger before 5.1.0, a known /tmp filename was used during passenger-install-nginx-module execution, which could allow local attackers to gain the privileges of the passenger user.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Phusion — Passenger

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show
{
  "id": "CVE-2016-10345",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "baseScore": 4.6,
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"
        },
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV30": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "version": "3.0",
          "baseScore": 7.8,
          "attackVector": "LOCAL",
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.8
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "product": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2017-04-18T20:59:00.153",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/stable-5.1/CHANGELOG",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Release Notes"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/e5b4b0824d6b648525b4bf63d9fa37e5beeae441",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/stable-5.1/CHANGELOG",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Release Notes"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/e5b4b0824d6b648525b4bf63d9fa37e5beeae441",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Primary",
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-264"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In Phusion Passenger before 5.1.0, a known /tmp filename was used during passenger-install-nginx-module execution, which could allow local attackers to gain the privileges of the passenger user."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En Phusion Passenger en versiones anteriores a 5.1.0, un nombre de archivo /tmp conocido fue utilizado durante la ejecución de passenger-install-nginx-module, lo que podría permitir a atacantes locales obtener los privilegios del usuario de passenger."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:39:31.300",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "DAC73972-CB17-4C3D-A09A-DF5CF226AA10",
              "versionEndIncluding": "5.0.30"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"
}