Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Action Pack of Ruby on Rails
CVE-2014-7818

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Key Information:

Vendor: Rubyonrails
Status: Ruby On Rails; Rails
Vendor: CVE Published:; 8 November 2014

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What is CVE-2014-7818?

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the Action Pack component of Ruby on Rails, specifically within the middleware handling static assets. When the serve_static_assets feature is enabled, remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability to reveal the existence of files outside the application’s root directory by utilizing a crafted request containing a /..%2F sequence. This poses a serious threat as it can lead to unauthorized information disclosure, potentially allowing attackers to access sensitive files and configurations stored on the server.

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