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.
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EUVD-2017-0245 | 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. |
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GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw | Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T13:03:26.957Z
Reserved: 2014-10-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-7829

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-11-18T23:59:03.427
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-7829


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