Ruby on Rails 3.0/4.0 Action View path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Ruby on Rails 3.0/4.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Action View. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-0752. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails 3.0/4.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Action View. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/25/2016 as confirmed release notes (Website). The advisory is available at weblog.rubyonrails.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-0752 since 12/16/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published 10 months after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88499 (Debian DSA-3464-1 : rails - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175663 (Debian Security Update for rails (DSA 3509-1)). This issue was added on 03/25/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 04/15/2022:

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Upgrading to version 3.2.22.1, 4.1.14.1 or 4.2.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (110106), Exploit-DB (40561), Tenable (88499), SecurityFocus (BID 81801†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56627†). The entries VDB-80675, VDB-80676, VDB-80677 and VDB-80678 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
Author: Metasploit
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Nessus ID: 88499
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3464-1 : rails - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703464
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3464-1 (rails - security update)
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Saint ID: ruby_on_rails_dynamic_render
Saint Name: Ruby on Rails Dynamic Render code execution

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MetaSploit ID: rails_dynamic_render_code_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: Ruby on Rails Dynamic Render File Upload Remote Code Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 3.2.22.1/4.1.14.1/4.2.5.1
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01/24/2016 +39 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2016:0296
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-0752 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0752
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80682
X-Force: 110106 - Ruby on Rails Action View information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 81801 - Ruby on Rails Action View CVE-2016-0752 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034816
Vulnerability Center: 56627 - Ruby on Rails Remote File System Read due to a Directory traversal Vulnerability in Action View, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2016 10:46
Updated: 09/09/2024 22:29
Changes: 01/27/2016 10:46 (77), 08/23/2018 08:10 (23), 07/06/2022 11:25 (6), 07/06/2022 11:31 (1), 04/24/2024 10:16 (28), 07/17/2024 00:12 (1), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:FCD:103

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