AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2016-0752
HIGH · CVSS 7.5 · Analyzed
Published: 2016-02-16 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
Directory 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.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 7.5 · HIGH
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- Rails · Ruby on Rails
- Added to catalog
- 2022-03-25
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2022-04-15
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Before (exclusive): 3.2.22.1
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 4.0.0
Before (exclusive): 4.1.14.1
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 4.2.0
Before (exclusive): 4.2.5.1
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_module_for_containers:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178044.html
Permissions Required
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178069.html
Permissions Required
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/13
Exploit · Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81801
Broken Link · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
Broken Link · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/335P1DcLG00/JXcBnTtZEgAJ
Broken Link
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178044.html
Permissions Required
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178069.html
Permissions Required
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/13
Exploit · Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81801
Broken Link · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
Broken Link · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/335P1DcLG00/JXcBnTtZEgAJ
Broken Link
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0752
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