rubygem-actionpack: incomplete fix for CVE-2014-7818, arbitrary file existence disclosure
Published Nov 18, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.16%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.21, 4.0.x before 4.0.12, 4.1.x before 4.1.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.beta4, when serve_static_assets is enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the application root via vectors involving a \ (backslash) character, a similar issue to CVE-2014-7818.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
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- 3.1.0
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- 3.2.18
- 4.0.0
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- 4.2.0
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.0
- 3.0.4
- 3.2.19
- 3.2.20
- 4.0.11
No data.
CloudForms Management Engine 5
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
ror40-rubygem-actionpack
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
Will not fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
Will not fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
rubygem-actionpack
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | ror40-rubygem-actionpack | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | rubygem-actionpack | Will not fix | n/a |
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.16% (0.04162) | 90.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.16% (0.04162) | 89.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00492) | 63.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.55% (0.00547) | 78.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 24, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00525) | 76.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00743) | 80.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.74% (0.00743) | 77.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.35% (0.15351) | 95.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.35% (0.15351) | 95.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.35% (0.15351) | 91.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00112.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71183 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7829 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1164659 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2014-7829.yml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/rMTQy4oRCGk
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/rMTQy4oRCGk/loS_CRS8mNEJ mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7829
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-7829 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160403085126/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71183
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7829
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.