CVE-2014-7829

rubygem-actionpack: incomplete fix for CVE-2014-7818, arbitrary file existence disclosure

Published Nov 18, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 4.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.21, 4.0.x before 4.0.12, 4.1.x before 4.1.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.beta4, when serve_static_assets is enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the application root via vectors involving a \ (backslash) character, a similar issue to CVE-2014-7818.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-0245 Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.21, 4.0.x before 4.0.12, 4.1.x before 4.1.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.beta4, when serve_static_assets is enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the application root via vectors involving a \ (backslash) character, a similar issue to CVE-2014-7818.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:03 PM
Reserved
Oct 3, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 18, 2014, 11:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:15 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 17, 2014, 12:00 AM