How severe is CVE-2014-9489?

CVE-2014-9489 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10, rated HIGH. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2014-9489?

CVE-2014-9489 affects the following packages: gollum (RubyGems), gollum-lib (RubyGems). Ecosystems affected: RubyGems.

How do I fix CVE-2014-9489?

Update gollum to 3.1.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2014-9489 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2014-9489 in my RubyGems dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for gollum, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2014-9489 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2014-9489?

O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2014-9489 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Is CVE-2014-9489 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2014-9489 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

When was CVE-2014-9489 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2014-9489 was published on November 16, 2017 and was last updated on February 16, 2024. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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💎 RubyGems

Not in CISA KEV

HIGH severity

CVE-2014-9489 — gollum

HIGHFix: gollum/grit_adapter@4520d97

CVE-2014-9489 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) remote code execution vulnerability in gollum. A fix is available for gollum — see the affected versions and patch details below.

gollum and gollum-lib allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code

Published

Nov 16, 2017

Updated

Feb 16, 2024

Affected

2 pkgs

Patched

2 / 2

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Feb 16, 2024 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

2 pkgs affected

💎gollum💎gollum-lib

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects RubyGems packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

The gollum-grit_adapter Ruby gem dependency in gollum before 3.1.1 and the gollum-lib gem dependency in gollum-lib before 4.0.1 when the string master is in any of the wiki documents, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the -O or --open-files-in-pager flags.

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
💎RubyGems	`gollum`	all versions	3.1.1`bundle update gollum --conservative`
💎RubyGems	`gollum-lib`	all versions	4.0.1`bundle update gollum-lib --conservative`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for gollum, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update gollum to 3.1.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2014-9489 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2014-9489 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to CVE-2014-9489. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

The gollum-grit_adapter Ruby gem dependency in gollum before 3.1.1 and the gollum-lib gem dependency in gollum-lib before 4.0.1 when the string `master` is in any of the wiki documents, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via the `-O` or `--open-files-in-pager` flags.

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is CVE-2014-9489 in your dependencies?

O3 Security finds CVE-2014-9489 across RubyGems dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.

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