CVE-2014-7818 json
actionpack vulnerable to Path Traversal
published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-29gr-w57f-rpfw , EUVD-2017-0149
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.5%
- EPSS 3.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.20, 4.0.x before 4.0.11, 4.1.x before 4.1.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.beta3, when serve_static_assets is enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the application root via a /..%2F sequence.
Patch / fix
- rubygems actionpack 3.2.20, 4.0.11, 4.1.7, 4.2.0.beta3
- rails Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:4.1.8-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7818
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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-7818 updated cvss 5.0
rubygem-actionpack: arbitrary file existence disclosure
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Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 ruby193-rubygem-actionpack Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 ruby193-rubygem-actionpack Red Hat Software Collections ror40-rubygem-actionpack, ruby193-rubygem-actionpack Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager rubygem-actionpack, ruby193-rubygem-actionpackaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | actionpack | >=3.0.0, <3.2.20 >=4.0.0, <4.0.11 >=4.1.0, <4.1.7 >=4.2.0.beta1, <4.2.0.beta3 |
3.2.20 4.0.11 4.1.7 4.2.0.beta3 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
- Technology feeds
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00112.html
vendor-advisory, web
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puppet.com
/security/cve/cve-2014-7829
web
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groups.google.com
/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/dCp7duBiQgo/v_R_8PFs5IwJ
mailing-list, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7818
advisory
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-29gr-w57f-rpfw
advisory
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github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2014-7818.yml
web
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groups.google.com
/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/dCp7duBiQgo
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-7818
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-29gr-w57f-rpfw
- NVD CVE-2014-7818
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