Description
lib/yard/core_ext/file.rb in the server in YARD before 0.9.11 does not block relative paths with an initial ../ sequence, which allows attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files.
Published: 2017-11-28
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-0362 lib/yard/core_ext/file.rb in the server in YARD before 0.9.11 does not block relative paths with an initial ../ sequence, which allows attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-gj4p-3wh3-2rmf Arbitrary file read vulnerability in yard server
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6731-1 YARD vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:18:23.027Z

Reserved: 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-17042

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-28T20:29:00.337

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-17042

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-11-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-17042 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses