CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-0262

MEDIUMEPSS 86th pctl
4.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

rack/file.rb (Rack::File) in Rack 1.5.x before 1.5.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows attackers to access arbitrary files outside the intended root directory via a crafted PATH_INFO environment variable, probably a directory traversal vulnerability that is remotely exploitable, aka "symlink path traversals."

How to fix

Remediation Available
ruby-rackDebian
Fixed in:1.4.1-2.1CVE-2013-0262
Fixed in:1.4.1-2.1CVE-2013-0262
Fixed in:1.4.1-2.1CVE-2013-0262
Fixed in:1.4.1-2.1CVE-2013-0262

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days
86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

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