CVE-2014-7829: 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…

Description

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.

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

OP

Opensuse · Opensuse

12.3; 13.1; 13.2 · source: NVD

RA

Rails · Rubyonrails

3.0.0; 3.0.0; 3.0.0; 3.0.0; 3.0.0; 3.0.0; +34 more · source: NVD

RO

Ruby ON Rails · Rubyonrails

3.0.4; 3.2.19; 3.2.20; 4.0.11 · source: NVD