Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in server.rb in Sprockets before 2.0.5…
Priority LOW 29CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in server.rb in Sprockets before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, 2.2.x before 2.2.3, 2.3.x before 2.3.3, 2.4.x before 2.4.6, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, 2.6.x and 2.7.x before 2.7.1, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.2, 2.11.x before 2.11.3, 2.12.x before 2.12.3, and 3.x before 3.0.0.beta.3, as distributed with Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.x, allow remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the application root via a ../ (dot dot slash) sequence with (1) double slashes or (2) URL encoding.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03892 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial sprockets (RubyGems): 2.0.5, 2.1.4, 2.2.3 +9Red Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix
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 |
| — | sprockets (RubyGems) | before 2.0.5 | 2.0.5 | Patch available | GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp |
| — | sprockets (RubyGems) | 2.1.0 to before 2.1.4 | 2.1.4 | Patch available | GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp |
| — | sprockets (RubyGems) | 2.2.0 to before 2.2.3 | 2.2.3 | Patch available | GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp |
| — | sprockets (RubyGems) | 2.3.0 to before 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 | Patch available | GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp |
| — | sprockets (RubyGems) | 2.4.0 to before 2.4.6 | 2.4.6 | Patch available | GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp |
| — | sprockets (RubyGems) | 2.5.0 to before 2.5.1 | 2.5.1 | Patch available | GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp |
| — | sprockets (RubyGems) | 2.6.0 to before 2.7.1 | 2.7.1 | Patch available | GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp |
| — | sprockets (RubyGems) | 2.8.0 to before 2.8.3 | 2.8.3 | Patch available | GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp |
| — | sprockets (RubyGems) | 2.9.0 to before 2.9.4 | 2.9.4 | Patch available | GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp |
| — | sprockets (RubyGems) | 2.10.0 to before 2.10.2 | 2.10.2 | Patch available | GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp |
| — | sprockets (RubyGems) | 2.11.0 to before 2.11.3 | 2.11.3 | Patch available | GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp |
| — | sprockets (RubyGems) | 2.12.0 to before 2.12.3 | 2.12.3 | Patch available | GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- sprockets (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 2.0.5 Fixed in 2.0.5 Patch available GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
- sprockets (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.1.0 to before 2.1.4 Fixed in 2.1.4 Patch available GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
- sprockets (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.2.0 to before 2.2.3 Fixed in 2.2.3 Patch available GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
- sprockets (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.3.0 to before 2.3.3 Fixed in 2.3.3 Patch available GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
- sprockets (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.4.0 to before 2.4.6 Fixed in 2.4.6 Patch available GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
- sprockets (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.5.0 to before 2.5.1 Fixed in 2.5.1 Patch available GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
- sprockets (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.6.0 to before 2.7.1 Fixed in 2.7.1 Patch available GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
- sprockets (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.8.0 to before 2.8.3 Fixed in 2.8.3 Patch available GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
- sprockets (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.9.0 to before 2.9.4 Fixed in 2.9.4 Patch available GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
- sprockets (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.10.0 to before 2.10.2 Fixed in 2.10.2 Patch available GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
- sprockets (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.11.0 to before 2.11.3 Fixed in 2.11.3 Patch available GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
- sprockets (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.12.0 to before 2.12.3 Fixed in 2.12.3 Patch available GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 2.0.5; 2.1.0 to before 2.1.4; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.3; 2.3.0 to before 2.3.3; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.6; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.1; 2.7.0 to before 2.7.1; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.3; 2.9.0 to before 2.9.4; 2.10.0 to before 2.10.2; 2.11.0 to before 2.11.3; 2.12.0 to before 2.12.3 | Vulnerable | Sprockets Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 | Vulnerable | Sprockets Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:3.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | Sprockets Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | Sprockets Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 2.0.5; 2.1.0 to before 2.1.4; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.3; 2.3.0 to before 2.3.3; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.6; 2.5.0 to before 2.5.1; 2.7.0 to before 2.7.1; 2.8.0 to before 2.8.3; 2.9.0 to before 2.9.4; 2.10.0 to before 2.10.2; 2.11.0 to before 2.11.3; 2.12.0 to before 2.12.3 Vulnerable ·Sprockets Project
- cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Sprockets Project
- cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:3.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Sprockets Project
- cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Sprockets Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp sprockets (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.0.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp sprockets (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.1.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp sprockets (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.2.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp sprockets (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.3.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp sprockets (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.4.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp sprockets (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.5.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp sprockets (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.7.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp sprockets (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.8.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp sprockets (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.9.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp sprockets (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.10.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp sprockets (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.11.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp sprockets (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.12.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack Foreman | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-7819
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
Advisory 7
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1504
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1514
- [rubyonrails-security] 20141030 [AMENDED] [CVE-2014-7819] Arbitrary file existence disclosure in Sprockets
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1502
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1513
- [rubyonrails-security] 20141030 Arbitrary file existence disclosure in Sprockets (CVE-2014-7819)
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7819
More Sprockets Project Sprockets vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-02756 Path traversal in HackerOne Sprockets CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2014-7819 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-7819 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-7819 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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