SB2014120850 - Path traversal in ruby-redmine-actionmailer (Alpine package) 

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SB2014120850 - Path traversal in ruby-redmine-actionmailer (Alpine package)

Published: December 8, 2014

Security Bulletin ID SB2014120850
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7818)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.20, 4.0.x before 4.0.11, 4.1.x before 4.1.7, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.beta3, when serve_static_assets is enabled,. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the application root via a /.%2F sequence.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References