HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2016-0752

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 a...

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
RubyonrailsRails< 3.2.22.1
OpensuseLeap42.1
OpensuseOpensuse13.2
SuseLinux Enterprise Module For Containers12
DebianDebian Linux8.0
RedhatSoftware Collections1.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-0752?

CVE-2016-0752 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). 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 a...

How severe is CVE-2016-0752?

CVE-2016-0752 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-0752?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Rubyonrails Rails, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse, Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Containers, Debian Debian Linux.