CVE-2016-0752

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-0752
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-02-16 02:59:06 UTC
Updated2026-04-22 14:36:55 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.955370000 probability, percentile 0.998610000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-25; due 2022-04-15; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1ADPDECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorRails
ProductRuby on Rails
NameRuby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0752

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rubyonrails Rails All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ruby on Rails - Dynamic Render File Upload / Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) - Multiple remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Rails Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Determine Passwords, Modify Records, Bypass Security Restrictions, Deny Service, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
openSUSE-SU-2016:0372-1: moderate: Security update for rubygem-actionpac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 www.cisa.gov US Government Resource
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3464-1 rails af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
groups.google.com/forum/message/raw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com Broken Link
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1146-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: rubygem-actionview-4.2.0-3.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Permissions Required
oss-security - [CVE-2016-0752] Possible Information Leak Vulnerability in Action View af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: rubygem-actionview-4.2.3-3.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Permissions Required
openSUSE-SU-2016:0363-1: moderate: Security update for rubygem-actionpac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Ruby on Rails Action View CVE-2016-0752 Directory Traversal Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2022-03-25T00:00:00.000ZCVE-2016-0752 added to CISA KEV

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