CVE-2016-2097

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2097
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-07 23:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionDirectory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.2 and 4.x before 4.1.14.2 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-0752.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.0 - All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.0 beta All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.1 - All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.1 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.1 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.1 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.1 rc4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.10 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.4 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.4 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.6 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.6 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.6 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.6 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.7 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.8 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.9 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.0 - All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.0 beta1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.0 beta2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.0 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.0 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.10 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.10 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.10 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.10 rc4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.12 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.13 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.14 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.14 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.2 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.2 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.2 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.4 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.6 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.6 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.7 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.7.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.8 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.1.9 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 4.1.14.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0835-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3509-1 rails af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Rails Bugs Let Remote Users View Files and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
groups.google.com/forum/message/raw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0967-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Ruby on Rails Action View CVE-2016-2097 Incomplete Fix Directory Traversal Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Rails 4.2.5.2, 4.1.14.2 and 3.2.22.2 have been released! - Riding Rails af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 weblog.rubyonrails.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0854-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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