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CVE-2008-1145

Published: Mar 4, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-22
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
18.2%
Top 3.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8 before 1.8.5-p115 and 1.8.6-p114, and 1.9 through 1.9.0-1, when running on systems that support backslash (\) path separators or case-insensitive file names, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via (1) "..%5c" (encoded backslash) sequences or (2) filenames that match patterns in the :NondisclosureName option.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

n/an/a
webrickruby-lang
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ruby-langoss-projectOSS Librariesaka ruby, rexml
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0123
wiki.rpath.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
support.apple.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 4, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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