CVE-2016-0752

rubygem-actionpack: directory traversal flaw in Action View

Published Feb 16, 2016 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 95.5% KEV · Listed
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method and providing a .. (dot dot) in a pathname.

Analysis

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-604-1 ruby-actionpack-3.2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3464-1 rails security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3509-1 rails security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xrr4-p6fq-hjg7 Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails
Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2025, 11:55 PM
Reserved
Dec 16, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 16, 2016, 2:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:38 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jan 25, 2016, 12:00 AM