SB2016021701 - Directory traversal in Ruby on Rails
Published: February 17, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016021701
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0752)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the system.The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Action View. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, containing directory traversal sequences (e.g. "../") and view contents of arbitrary file on vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.