CVE-2016-0752
Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability
This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Ruby on Rails, fix it now.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Apr 15, 2022.
Patch status
No official fix confirmed yet
Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.
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.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby on Rails | Rails | KEV |
Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.
Intelligence timeline
Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.
- CVSS scoredUpdateKEV
CVE-2016-0752 scored CVSS 7.5: Rails Ruby on Rails, Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability
CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Ruby on Rails systems are exposed to active attacks now.
Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database
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