CVE-2019-11879

Published May 10, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The WEBrick gem 1.4.2 for Ruby allows directory traversal if the attacker once had local access to create a symlink to a location outside of the web root directory. NOTE: The vendor states that this is analogous to Options FollowSymlinks in the Apache HTTP Server, and therefore it is "not a problem.

Analysis

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Remediation

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History

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

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

  • CWE-59

    Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:03 PM
Reserved
May 10, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 10, 2019, 4:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:13 AM