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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809354
Category:Web application abuses
Title:Ruby on Rails Action View 'render' Directory Traversal Vulnerability - Windows
Summary:Ruby on Rails is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Ruby on Rails is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to an improper validation of
crafted requests to action view, one of the components of action pack.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow a remote
attacker to read arbitrary files by leveraging an application's unrestricted
use of the render method.

Affected Software/OS:
Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.2,
Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.1.14.2 on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to Ruby on Rails 3.2.22.2 or 4.1.14.2
or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-2097
BugTraq ID: 83726
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83726
Debian Security Information: DSA-3509 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3509
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/ddY6HgqB2z4/we0RasMZIAAJ
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035122
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0854 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00083.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0967 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00006.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0835 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00080.html
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