CVE-2016-0752 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2016-0752 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - rails-3.0.1.gem

path: /tmp/git/sample_app/Gemfile.lock

Library home page: http://rubygems.org/gems/rails-3.0.1.gem

Dependency Hierarchy:

• factory_girl_rails-1.0.gem (Root Library)
  • ❌ rails-3.0.1.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method and providing a .. (dot dot) in a pathname.

Publish Date: 2016-02-16

URL: CVE-2016-0752

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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