Ruby on Rails 'implicit render' Functionality Directory Traversal Vulnerability

BID:67244

Info

Ruby on Rails 'implicit render' Functionality Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 67244
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-0130
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 06 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 15 2015 12:32AM
Credit: Ville Lautanala of Flowdock
Vulnerable: Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.2.4
Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.2.2
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Ruby on Rails 'implicit render' Functionality Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Ruby on Rails is prone to a directory-traversal vulnerability.

A remote attacker could exploit the vulnerability using directory-traversal characters ('../') to access arbitrary files that contain sensitive information.

Exploit / POC

Ruby on Rails 'implicit render' Functionality Directory Traversal Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Ruby on Rails 'implicit render' Functionality Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Ruby on Rails 'implicit render' Functionality Directory Traversal Vulnerability

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