Security advisory

{
  "id": "a39a3d5604667ad53e22971456ddf523f0fab832e8dc238244c6259bdd0309f3",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7540",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-7540",
    "summary": "rubygem-safemode, as used in Foreman, versions 1.3.2 and earlier are vulnerable to bypassing safe mode limitations via special Ruby syntax. This can lead to deletion of objects for which the user does not have delete permissions or possibly to privilege escalation.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-7540",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-7540",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-7540",
        "GHSA-5vx5-9q73-wgp4"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/theforeman/safemode",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "e54f3a709532e19b82d53bf4df3a519e6938fdf7"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:safemode_project:safemode:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "1.3.2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v1.3.2",
            "v1.3.1",
            "v1.3.0",
            "v1.2.5",
            "v1.2.4",
            "v1.2.3",
            "v1.2.2",
            "v1.2.1",
            "v1.0.1",
            "v1.2.0",
            "v1.1.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-7540.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:49:32.841036626Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/svenfuchs/safemode/pull/23"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-7540",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 380535,
  "published_at": "2017-07-21T22:29:00.33+00:00"
}