ghsa-h56m-vwxc-3qpw
Vulnerability from github
Published
2017-10-24 18:33
Modified
2023-08-25 19:56
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack
Details

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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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "actionpack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.1.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.1.8"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "actionpack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.2.21"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "actionpack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
              "introduced": "4.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.0.12"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "actionpack"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.2.0.beta1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.2.0.beta4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-7829"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-17T16:30:46Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2014-11-18T23:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw",
  "modified": "2023-08-25T19:56:49Z",
  "published": "2017-10-24T18:33:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7829"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2014-7829.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/rMTQy4oRCGk"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/rMTQy4oRCGk/loS_CRS8mNEJ"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-7829"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20160403085126/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71183"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00112.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack"
}


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