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rails-cv-app uploaded_files_controller.rb path traversal

Priority LOW 35CWE-24Published · Updated

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

EPSS 0.00946 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—rails-cv-appall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • rails-cv-app Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rails-cv-app_project:rails-cv-app:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2014-11-16VulnerableRails-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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-125033
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6h4-9666-mq74

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