Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-2097 |
CWE-ID | CWE-22 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Ruby on Rails Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages |
Vendor | Rails |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU8569
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2097
CWE-ID:
CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix of SB2016021701.
Update to version 3.2.22.2 or 4.1.14.2.
Vulnerable software versionsRuby on Rails: 3.2.0 - 4.2.5 rc2
External linkshttp://rubygems.org/gems/railslts-version/versions/3.2.22.2
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0454
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.