CVE-2014-0130: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

May 7, 2014 (updated August 8, 2019)

Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the implicit-render implementation in Ruby on Rails, when certain route globbing configurations are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted request.

References

matasano.com/research/AnatomyOfRailsVuln-CVE-2014-0130.pdf
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/67244
groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/NkKc7vTW70o/NxW_PDBSG3AJ
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0130

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