CVE-2016-2097 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2016-2097 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - rails-4.1.0.gem

path: /app1/Gemfile.lock

Library home page: http://rubygems.org/gems/rails-4.1.0.gem

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ rails-4.1.0.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.2 and 4.x before 4.1.14.2 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-0752.

Publish Date: 2016-04-07

URL: CVE-2016-2097

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035122

Release Date: 2017-12-31

Fix Resolution: The vendor has issued a fix (3.2.22.2, 4.1.14.2, 4.2.5.2).

The vendor's advisory is available at:

http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/2/29/Rails-4-2-5-2-4-1-14-2-3-2-22-2-have-been-released/

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