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CVE-2016-0752

Published: Feb 16, 2016Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-22
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
95.5%
Top 0.1%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Mar 25, 2022
Exploits
4 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

opensuse
oss-project·DE
leapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
RubyGems
package-ecosystem
actionview
OSS Libraries
actionpack
OSS Libraries
rubyonrails
oss-project·USaka ruby on rails, rubyonrails.org, rails
rails
OSS Libraries
suse
commercial·DE
linux enterprise module for containersOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
software collectionsOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 2 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Mar 25, 2022
Remediation due:Apr 15, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

4 exploit sources identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/
exploit-db.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
lists.opensuse.org
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