Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.20, 4.0.x before 4.0.11, 4.1.x before 4.1.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.beta3, when serve_static_assets is enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the application root via a /..%2F sequence.
Published: 2014-11-08
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-0149 Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.20, 4.0.x before 4.0.11, 4.1.x before 4.1.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.beta3, when serve_static_assets is enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the application root via a /..%2F sequence.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-29gr-w57f-rpfw actionpack vulnerable to Path Traversal
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:03:27.154Z

Reserved: 2014-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-7818

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-08T11:55:02.977

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-7818

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-10-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-7818 - Bugzilla

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