CVE-2011-2929 actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
Remote attackers can render arbitrary views via crafted URLs due to improper handling of glob characters in template selection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-2929?
CVE-2011-2929 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Rubyonrails Rails, published on 29 Aug 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The template selection functionality in actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc6 does not properly handle glob characters, which allows remote attackers to render arbitrary views via a crafted URL, related to a "filter skipping vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2929?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including actionpack. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
actionpack RubyGems | From 3.0.0 | 3.0.10 |
actionpack RubyGems | From 3.0.0 | 3.0.10 |
Products include Rubyonrails Rails, Rubyonrails Ruby on Rails.
How do I fix CVE-2011-2929?
Upgrade actionpack to 3.0.10 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2011-2929 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2929 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7q2-5gqg-6c7q.