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Vulnerability_idVCID-3efe-hmaw-u7fn
Summary
Arbitrary file write in actionpack-page_caching gem
There is a vulnerability in actionpack_page-caching gem < v1.2.1 that allows an attacker to write arbitrary files to a web server, potentially resulting in remote code execution if the attacker can write unescaped ERB to a view.
Aliases
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alias CVE-2020-8159
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alias GHSA-mg5p-95m9-rmfp
Fixed_packages
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url pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.2.2-1?distro=bullseye
purl pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.2.2-1?distro=bullseye
is_vulnerable false
affected_by_vulnerabilities
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.2.2-1%3Fdistro=bullseye
1
url pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.2.2-1
purl pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.2.2-1
is_vulnerable false
affected_by_vulnerabilities
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.2.2-1
2
url pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.2.4-1?distro=bullseye
purl pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.2.4-1?distro=bullseye
is_vulnerable false
affected_by_vulnerabilities
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.2.4-1%3Fdistro=bullseye
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url pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.2.1
purl pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.2.1
is_vulnerable true
affected_by_vulnerabilities
0
vulnerability VCID-gjey-bqtd-kqa1
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.2.1
Affected_packages
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url pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.0.2-4
purl pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.0.2-4
is_vulnerable true
affected_by_vulnerabilities
0
vulnerability VCID-3efe-hmaw-u7fn
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.0.2-4
1
url pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.1.0-1
purl pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.1.0-1
is_vulnerable true
affected_by_vulnerabilities
0
vulnerability VCID-3efe-hmaw-u7fn
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/ruby-actionpack-page-caching@1.1.0-1
2
url pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.0.0
purl pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.0.0
is_vulnerable true
affected_by_vulnerabilities
0
vulnerability VCID-3efe-hmaw-u7fn
1
vulnerability VCID-gjey-bqtd-kqa1
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.0.0
3
url pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.0.1
purl pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.0.1
is_vulnerable true
affected_by_vulnerabilities
0
vulnerability VCID-3efe-hmaw-u7fn
1
vulnerability VCID-gjey-bqtd-kqa1
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.0.1
4
url pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.0.2
purl pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.0.2
is_vulnerable true
affected_by_vulnerabilities
0
vulnerability VCID-3efe-hmaw-u7fn
1
vulnerability VCID-gjey-bqtd-kqa1
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.0.2
5
url pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.1.0
purl pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.1.0
is_vulnerable true
affected_by_vulnerabilities
0
vulnerability VCID-3efe-hmaw-u7fn
1
vulnerability VCID-gjey-bqtd-kqa1
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.1.0
6
url pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.1.1
purl pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.1.1
is_vulnerable true
affected_by_vulnerabilities
0
vulnerability VCID-3efe-hmaw-u7fn
1
vulnerability VCID-gjey-bqtd-kqa1
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.1.1
7
url pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.2.0
purl pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.2.0
is_vulnerable true
affected_by_vulnerabilities
0
vulnerability VCID-3efe-hmaw-u7fn
1
vulnerability VCID-gjey-bqtd-kqa1
resource_url http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:gem/actionpack-page_caching@1.2.0
References
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reference_url https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8159
reference_id
reference_type
scores
0
value 0.0542
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.90165
published_at 2026-04-21T12:55:00Z
1
value 0.0542
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.90108
published_at 2026-04-01T12:55:00Z
2
value 0.0542
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.90111
published_at 2026-04-02T12:55:00Z
3
value 0.0542
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.90123
published_at 2026-04-04T12:55:00Z
4
value 0.0542
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.90127
published_at 2026-04-07T12:55:00Z
5
value 0.0542
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.90143
published_at 2026-04-08T12:55:00Z
6
value 0.0542
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.90149
published_at 2026-04-09T12:55:00Z
7
value 0.0542
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.90157
published_at 2026-04-11T12:55:00Z
8
value 0.0542
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.90156
published_at 2026-04-12T12:55:00Z
9
value 0.0542
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.90151
published_at 2026-04-13T12:55:00Z
10
value 0.0542
scoring_system epss
scoring_elements 0.90168
published_at 2026-04-18T12:55:00Z
url https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8159
1
reference_url https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8159
reference_id
reference_type
scores
url https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8159
2
reference_url https://github.com/rails/actionpack-page_caching/commit/127da70a559bed4fc573fdb4a6d498a7d5815ce2
reference_id
reference_type
scores
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value 9.8
scoring_system cvssv3.1
scoring_elements CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1
value CRITICAL
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url https://github.com/rails/actionpack-page_caching/commit/127da70a559bed4fc573fdb4a6d498a7d5815ce2
3
reference_url https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/CFRVkEytdP8
reference_id
reference_type
scores
0
value 9.8
scoring_system cvssv3
scoring_elements
1
value 9.8
scoring_system cvssv3.1
scoring_elements CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2
value CRITICAL
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/CFRVkEytdP8
4
reference_url https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00019.html
reference_id
reference_type
scores
0
value 9.8
scoring_system cvssv3.1
scoring_elements CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1
value CRITICAL
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00019.html
5
reference_url https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8159
reference_id
reference_type
scores
0
value 9.8
scoring_system cvssv3.1
scoring_elements CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1
value CRITICAL
scoring_system generic_textual
scoring_elements
url https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8159
6
reference_url https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=960680
reference_id 960680
reference_type
scores
url https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=960680
7
reference_url https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mg5p-95m9-rmfp
reference_id GHSA-mg5p-95m9-rmfp
reference_type
scores
0
value CRITICAL
scoring_system cvssv3.1_qr
scoring_elements
url https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mg5p-95m9-rmfp
Weaknesses
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cwe_id 22
name Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
description The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
1
cwe_id 1035
name OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
description Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017.
2
cwe_id 937
name OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
description Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013.
Exploits
Severity_range_score9.0 - 10.0
Exploitability0.5
Weighted_severity9.0
Risk_score4.5
Resource_urlhttp://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-3efe-hmaw-u7fn