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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw
Aliases CVE-2014-7829
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00112.html
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2014-7829.yml
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/rMTQy4oRCGk/loS_CRS8mNEJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/rMTQy4oRCGk
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7829
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-7829
https://web.archive.org/web/20160403085126/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71183

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