CVE-2014-7818

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.55%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-7829
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00112.html vendor advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/dCp7duBiQgo/v_R_8PFs5IwJ mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-7818?
CVE-2014-7818 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-7818?
To fix CVE-2014-7818, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-7818 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-7818 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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