Path Traversal in Rubyonrails Rails
CVE-2016-2097
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (91.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rubyonrails Rails — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2
- Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails — versions 4.1.14.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3509 (vendor-advisory)
- groups.google.com/forum/message/raw (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035122 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00083.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83726 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00080.html (vendor-advisory)
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/2/29/Rails-4-2-5-2-4-1-14-2-3-2-22-2-have-been-rele… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2097?
- CVE-2016-2097 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rubyonrails Rails, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-04-07.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2097?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.