CVE-2014-0130 in Red Hat and Ruby on Rails Products
Published on May 7, 2014
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the implicit-render implementation in Ruby on Rails allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted request.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 15, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2014-0130 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2014-0130 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
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Exploit Probability
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