SB2016031602 - Directory traversal in Ruby on Rails
Published: March 16, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016031602
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2097)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the system.The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Action View. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, containing directory traversal sequences (e.g. "../") and view contents of arbitrary file on vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix of SB2016021701.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.