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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.878923
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora: Security Advisory for rubygem-mechanize (FEDORA-2021-db8ebc547e)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'rubygem-mechanize'; package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2021-db8ebc547e advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'rubygem-mechanize'
package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2021-db8ebc547e advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites.
Mechanize automatically stores and sends cookies, follows redirects,
can follow links, and submit forms. Form fields can be populated and
submitted. Mechanize also keeps track of the sites that you have
visited as a history.

Affected Software/OS:
'rubygem-mechanize' package(s) on Fedora 33.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-21289
https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/security/advisories/GHSA-qrqm-fpv6-6r8g
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBVVJUL4P4KCJH4IQTHFZ4ATXY7XXZPV/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YNFZ7ROYS6V4J5L5PRAJUG2AWC7VXR2V/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-17
https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/commit/66a6a1bfa653a5f13274a396a5e5441238656aa0
https://github.com/sparklemotion/mechanize/releases/tag/v2.7.7
https://rubygems.org/gems/mechanize/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00021.html
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