Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, an
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.1.14.1, 4.2.5.1, 3.2.22.1
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
The vulnerability affects the Action View component of Ruby on Rails, the web framework used to build many websites and web applications. It allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server when an application passes unrestricted user input to the render method, potentially exposing sensitive data.
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Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method and providing a .. (dot dot) in a pathname.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
- EPSS reached 10%
FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Affected versions
- n/a n/a
Version range not reported
- actionviewRubyGems
From 4.0.0 · fixed in 4.1.14.1
- actionviewRubyGems
From 4.2.0 · fixed in 4.2.5.1
- actionpackRubyGems
From 4.0.0 · fixed in 4.1.14.1
- actionpackRubyGems
From 4.2.0 · fixed in 4.2.5.1
- actionpackRubyGems
fixed in 3.2.22.1