Arbitrary File Disclosure Affecting rack package, versions <1.4.5 >=1.5, <1.5.2


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 0.5% (77th percentile)
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NVD
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-RACK-20058
  • published 6 Feb 2013
  • disclosed 6 Feb 2013
  • credit Unknown

Overview

rack is a minimal, modular and adaptable interface for developing web applications in Ruby.

Affected versions of this Gem are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Disclosure. Rack contains a flaw as the Rack::File function creates temporary files insecurely. It is possible for a local attacker to use a symlink attack to traverse to an arbitrary file and disclose its contents