rails-cv-app uploaded_files_controller.rb path traversal
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in rails-cv-app. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file app/controllers/uploaded_files_controller.rb. The manipulation with the input ../../../etc/passwd leads to path traversal: '../filedir'. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 0d20362af0a5f8a126f67c77833868908484a863. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217178 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | rails-cv-app | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- rails-cv-app Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rails-cv-app_project:rails-cv-app:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2014-11-16 | Vulnerable | Rails-cv-app Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:rails-cv-app_project:rails-cv-app:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2014-11-16 Vulnerable ·Rails-cv-app Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-125033
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6h4-9666-mq74
References
Sources
- CVE-2014-125033 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-125033 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6h4-9666-mq74 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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