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Vulnerability details: VCID-hmp2-rmzv-wkhg
Vulnerability ID VCID-hmp2-rmzv-wkhg
Aliases CVE-2011-2929
GHSA-r7q2-5gqg-6c7q
Summary Improper Input Validation The template selection functionality in actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc6 does not properly handle glob characters, which allows remote attackers to render arbitrary views via a crafted URL, related to a "filter skipping vulnerability."
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/cbbbba6e4f7eaf61?dmode=source&output=gplain
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065109.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065212.html
epss 0.00814 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2929
epss 0.00814 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2929
epss 0.00814 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2929
epss 0.00814 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2929
epss 0.00814 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2929
epss 0.00814 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2929
epss 0.00814 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2929
epss 0.00814 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2929
generic_textual MODERATE https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731432
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r7q2-5gqg-6c7q
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rails/rails
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/5f94b93279f6d0682fafb237c301302c107a9552
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2011-2929.yml
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2929
generic_textual MODERATE https://rubyonrails.org/2011/8/16/ann-rails-3-1-0-rc6
generic_textual MODERATE http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2011/8/16/ann-rails-3-1-0-rc6
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/17/1
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/11
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/20/1
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/13
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/14
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/5
Reference id Reference type URL
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/cbbbba6e4f7eaf61?dmode=source&output=gplain
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065109.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065212.html
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2011-2929
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731432
https://github.com/rails/rails
https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/5f94b93279f6d0682fafb237c301302c107a9552
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2011-2929.yml
https://rubyonrails.org/2011/8/16/ann-rails-3-1-0-rc6
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2011/8/16/ann-rails-3-1-0-rc6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/17/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/20/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/13
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/14
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/5
CVE-2011-2929 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2929
GHSA-r7q2-5gqg-6c7q https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r7q2-5gqg-6c7q
GLSA-201412-28 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-28
No exploits are available.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.74228
EPSS Score 0.00814
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:47:26.336166+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/gem/actionpack/CVE-2011-2929.yml 38.0.0