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 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.
- EPSS
- 4.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-22
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- opensuse:opensuse
- rubyonrails:rails
- rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw | RubyGems | actionpack | >=4.1.0 <4.1.8 | 4.1.8 |
| GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw | RubyGems | actionpack | >=3.0.0 <3.2.21 | 3.2.21 |
| GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw | RubyGems | actionpack | >=4.0.0 <4.0.12 | 4.0.12 |
| GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw | RubyGems | actionpack | >=4.2.0.beta1 <4.2.0.beta4 | 4.2.0.beta4 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00112.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71183
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/rMTQy4oRCGk/loS_CRS8mNEJ
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-7829
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00112.html