MEDIUM
ruby: webrick directory traversal
Published Mar 4, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 27.78%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8 before 1.8.5-p115 and 1.8.6-p114, and 1.9 through 1.9.0-1, when running on systems that support backslash (\) path separators or case-insensitive file names, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via (1) "..%5c" (encoded backslash) sequences or (2) filenames that match patterns in the :NondisclosureName option.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- 7
- 8
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
ruby-0:1.8.1-7.el4_7.1
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0897
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ruby-0:1.8.5-5.el5_2.5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0897
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | ruby-0:1.8.1-7.el4_7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0897 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ruby-0:1.8.5-5.el5_2.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0897 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
27.78% 0.27778
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.27778
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (29 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 27.78% (0.27778) | 98.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 27.78% (0.27778) | 97.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 18.16% (0.18163) | 96.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 59.85% (0.59850) | 98.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 65.46% (0.65459) | 98.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 59.87% (0.59867) | 98.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 62.32% (0.62321) | 98.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 67.67% (0.67670) | 98.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 62.32% (0.62321) | 98.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 73.15% (0.73148) | 98.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 23, 2025 | 76.72% (0.76719) | 98.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 82.78% (0.82780) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 84.05% (0.84052) | 99.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 82.78% (0.82780) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 48.59% (0.48593) | 97.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 56.23% (0.56227) | 97.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 63.20% (0.63196) | 97.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 21.34% (0.21335) | 96.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 22.01% (0.22010) | 96.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 23.54% (0.23535) | 96.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 24, 2023 | 26.71% (0.26707) | 96.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 24.27% (0.24267) | 96.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 26.23% (0.26227) | 96.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2023 | 14.17% (0.14173) | 94.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 2, 2023 | 11.84% (0.11843) | 94.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00972) | 81.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (33)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEBroken LinkMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29232 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29357 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot ApplicableVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29536 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30802 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32371 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIANot Applicable
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0123 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0123 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/404515 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:141 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:142 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/03/03/webrick-file-access-vulnerability/ x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489205/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489218/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490056/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28123 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019562 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0787 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPermissions Required
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1145 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=435902 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41010 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2338 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1145
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10937 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1145
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5215 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00338.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00354.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Mar 4, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 4, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1145
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a