Directory Traversal Vulnerability in Ruby on Rails Action View
CVE-2016-0752
Key Information:
- Vendor
Rubyonrails
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 16 February 2016
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What is CVE-2016-0752?
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the Action View component of Ruby on Rails, allowing attackers to exploit the unrestrained use of the render method. By manipulating the pathname with a '..' sequence, unauthorized users can read arbitrary files on the server, leading to potential information leakage and exploitation of sensitive data.
CISA has reported CVE-2016-0752
CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed CVE-2016-0752 as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace
The CISA's recommendation is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
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EPSS Score
92% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
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CISA Reported
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Public PoC available
Vulnerability published
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Exploit known to exist
Vulnerability Reserved