CVE-2018-7212 — MEDIUM (5.3)

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in rack-protection/lib/rack/protection/path_traversal.rb in Sinatra 2.x before 2.0.1 on Windows. Path traversal is possible via backslash characters.

CVSS Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sinatrarb	Sinatra	2.0.0
Microsoft	Windows	-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/commit/6ad721abcfe36334108dcdd05d046c361e1b7aThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/pull/1379Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/commit/6ad721abcfe36334108dcdd05d046c361e1b7aThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/pull/1379Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-7212?

CVE-2018-7212 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in rack-protection/lib/rack/protection/path_traversal.rb in Sinatra 2.x before 2.0.1 on Windows. Path traversal is possible via backslash characters.

How severe is CVE-2018-7212?

CVE-2018-7212 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-7212?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Sinatrarb Sinatra, Microsoft Windows.