Ruby on Rails before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute Ruby code with "severe" or…
Priority LOW 37CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Ruby on Rails before 1.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute Ruby code with "severe" or "serious" impact via a File Upload request with an HTTP header that modifies the LOAD_PATH variable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-4112.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02334 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed rails (RubyGems): 1.1.6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | rails (RubyGems) | 1.1.0 to before 1.1.6 | 1.1.6 | Patch available | GHSA-rvpq-5xqx-pfpp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- rails (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 1.1.0 to before 1.1.6 Fixed in 1.1.6 Patch available GHSA-rvpq-5xqx-pfpp
CPE configurations NVD · 33
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.1 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.2 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.3 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.4 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.4.1 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10.0 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.10.1 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.11.0 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.11.1 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.12.0 | Vulnerable | Rails |
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.4 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.4.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
Show 23 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.12.1 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.13.0 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.13.1 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.14.1 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.14.2 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.14.3 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.14.4 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.0 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.3 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.4 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.0 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.5 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.6 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5.7 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.0 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.5 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.0 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.0 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.5 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.0 | Vulnerable | Rails |
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.12.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.13.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.2 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.3 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.14.4 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.3 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.4 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.5 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.6 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.7 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rvpq-5xqx-pfpp rails (RubyGems) Fixed in 1.1.6 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4111
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvpq-5xqx-pfpp
References
Patch 3
Other 5
- https://github.com/presidentbeef/rails-security-history/blob/master/vulnerabilities.md
- https://github.com/rails/rails
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails/CVE-2006-4111.yml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200301174340/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19454
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200808083046/http://securitytracker.com/id?1016673
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- TI-2014-00124 Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-03828 Path traversal in Rails https://github.com/rails/rails KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-00672 Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-03830 Command injection in Rails https://github.com/rails/rails CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-06581 Code injection in https://github.com/rails/rails CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-00091 active_support/core_ext/hash/conversions.rb in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.15, 3.0.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2006-4111 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-4111 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rvpq-5xqx-pfpp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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