{"cve":"CVE-2014-7818","nvd":{"published":"2014-11-08T11:55:02.977","modified":"2026-06-17T00:15:45.000","status":"Modified","description":"Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.20, 4.0.x before 4.0.11, 4.1.x before 4.1.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.beta3, when serve_static_assets is enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the application root via a /..%2F sequence.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00112.html","https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/dCp7duBiQgo/v_R_8PFs5IwJ","https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-7829","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00112.html","https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/dCp7duBiQgo/v_R_8PFs5IwJ"],"products":["opensuse:opensuse","rubyonrails:rails","rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:34:45.729216538+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-7818","score":0.03457,"percentile":0.89034,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-29gr-w57f-rpfw","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-29gr-w57f-rpfw","summary":"actionpack vulnerable to Path Traversal","modified":"2024-11-29T05:41:26.253561Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"actionpack","purl":"pkg:gem/actionpack","ranges":[">=3.0.0 <3.2.20"],"fixed":["3.2.20"]},{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"actionpack","purl":"pkg:gem/actionpack","ranges":[">=4.0.0 <4.0.11"],"fixed":["4.0.11"]},{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"actionpack","purl":"pkg:gem/actionpack","ranges":[">=4.1.0 <4.1.7"],"fixed":["4.1.7"]},{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"actionpack","purl":"pkg:gem/actionpack","ranges":[">=4.2.0.beta1 <4.2.0.beta3"],"fixed":["4.2.0.beta3"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}