Mechanize: Command injection

Background

Mechanize is a Ruby library used for automating interaction with websites.

Description

Mechanize does not neutralize filename input and could allow arbitrary code execution if an attacker can control filenames used by Mechanize.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mechanize users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/mechanize-2.7.7"