AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2019-5418
HIGH · CVSS 7.5 · Analyzed
Published: 2019-03-27 · Updated: 2026-06-17 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
There is a File Content Disclosure vulnerability in Action View <5.2.2.1, <5.1.6.2, <5.0.7.2, <4.2.11.1 and v3 where specially crafted accept headers can cause contents of arbitrary files on the target system's filesystem to be exposed.
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, NVD-CWE-noinfo
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
- 2025-07-07
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2025-07-28
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 3.0.0
Before (exclusive): 4.2.11.1
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 5.0.0
Before (exclusive): 5.0.7.2
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 5.1.0
Before (exclusive): 5.1.6.2
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
From (inclusive): 5.2.0
Before (exclusive): 5.2.2.1
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00011.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152178/Rails-5.2.1-Arbitrary-File-Content-Disclosure.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/22/1
Mailing List · Mitigation · Patch · Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0796
Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1147
Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1149
Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1289
Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rubyonrails-security/pFRKI96Sm8Q
Permissions Required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00042.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y43636TH4D6T46IC6N2RQVJTRFJAAYGA/
Third Party Advisory
- https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2019/3/13/Rails-4-2-5-1-5-1-6-2-have-been-released/
Broken Link · Patch · Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46585/
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00011.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152178/Rails-5.2.1-Arbitrary-File-Content-Disclosure.html
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/22/1
Mailing List · Mitigation · Patch · Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0796
Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1147
Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1149
Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1289
Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rubyonrails-security/pFRKI96Sm8Q
Permissions Required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00042.html
Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y43636TH4D6T46IC6N2RQVJTRFJAAYGA/
Third Party Advisory
- https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2019/3/13/Rails-4-2-5-1-5-1-6-2-have-been-released/
Broken Link · Patch · Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46585/
Exploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190313201629/https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2019/3/13/Rails-4-2-5-1-5-1-6-2-have-been-released/
Patch · Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-5418
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