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CVE-2016-0752

Summary
Assigner-redhat
Assigner Org ID-53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
Published At-16 Feb, 2016 | 02:00
Updated At-30 Jul, 2025 | 01:46
Rejected At-
Credits

Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Vendors
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Metrics (CVSS)
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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)
cisa.gov
Vendor:
Ruby on RailsRails
Product:Ruby on Rails
Added At:25 Mar, 2022
Due At:15 Apr, 2022

Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.

Used in Ransomware

:

Unknown

CWE

:
CWE-22

Required Action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Additional Notes:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0752
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:redhat
Assigner Org ID:53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
Published At:16 Feb, 2016 | 02:00
Updated At:30 Jul, 2025 | 01:46
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Versions
Affected
  • n/a
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
Type: text
CWE ID: N/A
Description: n/a
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions

Configurations

Workarounds

Exploits

Credits

Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By

Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/13
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178069.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81801
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178044.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/335P1DcLG00/JXcBnTtZEgAJ
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/
Resource:
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/13
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
Hyperlink: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178069.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81801
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
Hyperlink: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178044.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
Hyperlink: https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/335P1DcLG00/JXcBnTtZEgAJ
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
1. CVE Program Container
Affected Products
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions

Configurations

Workarounds

Exploits

Credits

Timeline
EventDate
Replaced By

Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
x_transferred
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/13
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178069.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
x_transferred
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81801
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
x_transferred
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178044.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
x_transferred
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/335P1DcLG00/JXcBnTtZEgAJ
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
x_transferred
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/
Resource:
exploit
x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/13
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178069.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81801
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
Resource:
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178044.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/335P1DcLG00/JXcBnTtZEgAJ
Resource:
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
x_transferred
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
Resource:
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
x_transferred
2. CISA ADP Vulnrichment
Affected Products
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-22CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-22
Description: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.17.5HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Metrics Other Info
kev
dateAdded:
2022-03-25
reference:
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0752
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions

Configurations

Workarounds

Exploits

Credits

Timeline
EventDate
CVE-2016-0752 added to CISA KEV2022-03-25 00:00:00
Event: CVE-2016-0752 added to CISA KEV
Date: 2022-03-25 00:00:00
Replaced By

Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:secalert@redhat.com
Published At:16 Feb, 2016 | 02:59
Updated At:12 Apr, 2025 | 10:46

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
2022-03-252022-04-15Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal VulnerabilityApply updates per vendor instructions.
Date Added: 2022-03-25
Due Date: 2022-04-15
Vulnerability Name: Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.17.5HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Secondary3.17.5HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary2.05.0MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 5.0
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CPE Matches

Ruby on Rails
rubyonrails
>>rails>>Versions before 3.2.22.1(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ruby on Rails
rubyonrails
>>rails>>Versions from 4.0.0(inclusive) to 4.1.14.1(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ruby on Rails
rubyonrails
>>rails>>Versions from 4.2.0(inclusive) to 4.2.5.1(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Ruby on Rails
rubyonrails
>>rails>>5.0.0
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openSUSE
opensuse
>>leap>>42.1
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openSUSE
opensuse
>>opensuse>>13.2
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
SUSE
suse
>>linux_enterprise_module_for_containers>>12
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_module_for_containers:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian GNU/Linux
debian
>>debian_linux>>8.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat, Inc.
redhat
>>software_collections>>1.0
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:software_collections:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-22Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE-22Secondary134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE ID: CWE-22
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-22
Type: Secondary
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Evaluator Description

Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements

References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178044.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178069.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/13secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81801secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/335P1DcLG00/JXcBnTtZEgAJsecalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178044.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178069.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/13af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81801af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/335P1DcLG00/JXcBnTtZEgAJaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178044.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Permissions Required
Hyperlink: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178069.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Permissions Required
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/13
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Exploit
Mailing List
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81801
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/335P1DcLG00/JXcBnTtZEgAJ
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Broken Link
Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource:
Exploit
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178044.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Permissions Required
Hyperlink: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178069.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Permissions Required
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/13
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Exploit
Mailing List
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81801
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Broken Link
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Broken Link
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Hyperlink: https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/335P1DcLG00/JXcBnTtZEgAJ
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Broken Link
Hyperlink: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Exploit
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry

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