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CVE-2016-2097

actionview contains Path Traversal vulnerability

Also known as GHSA-vx9j-46rh-fqr8

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.4%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
0
none known

Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.2 and 4.x before 4.1.14.2 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-0752.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
rubygemsactionview
>=3.0.0, <3.2.22.2
>=4.0.0, <4.1.14.2
3.2.22.2
4.1.14.2
rubygemsactionpack
>=3.0.0, <3.2.22.2
>=4.0.0, <4.1.14.2
3.2.22.2
4.1.14.2

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Technology feeds
Ruby on Rails (RSS, critical only)

References

  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00006.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3509 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • groups.google.com /forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/ddY6HgqB2z4/we0RasMZIAAJ · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1035122 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00083.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/83726 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00080.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • weblog.rubyonrails.org /2016/2/29/Rails-4-2-5-2-4-1-14-2-3-2-22-2-have-been-released/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2097 · advisory
  • github.com /rails/rails/commit/8a1d3ea617ffb0c8ae8467fa439bf63a3bfc4324 · web
  • github.com /rails/rails · package
  • github.com /rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2016-2097.yml · web
  • github.com /rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionview/CVE-2016-2097.yml · web
  • groups.google.com /forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/ddY6HgqB2z4 · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20160322002234/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035122 · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20200228015320/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83726 · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20201221115217/https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/d · web
  • weblog.rubyonrails.org /2016/2/29/Rails-4-2-5-2-4-1-14-2-3-2-22-2-have-been-released · web

Sources

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