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TI-2015-06305 Aliases CVE-2015-7581GHSA-9h6g-gp95-x3q5

actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 4.x…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.2.5.1 and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (superfluous caching and memory consumption) by leveraging an application's use of a wildcard controller route.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06715 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed actionpack (RubyGems): 4.2.5.1Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—actionpack (RubyGems)4.0.0 to before 4.2.5.14.2.5.1Patch availableGHSA-9h6g-gp95-x3q5
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • actionpack (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.2.5.1 Fixed in 4.2.5.1 Patch available GHSA-9h6g-gp95-x3q5

CPE configurations NVD · 41

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 betaVulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1 rc3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1 rc4VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableRails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 rc3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 rc4 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Rails
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cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.5VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.6 rc3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.7VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.8VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.9VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.10 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0 beta1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2 rc3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.4VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.5VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.6 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.7VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.8VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 beta1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.4VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.5VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 beta1VulnerableRails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.6 rc3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.7 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.8 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.9 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.10 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 rc3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.7 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.8 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.4 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.5 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Rails

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-9h6g-gp95-x3q5 actionpack (RubyGems) Fixed in 4.2.5.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2016:0454 Released 2016-03-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    ror40 security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el6, ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.0.2-7.el6, ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el6 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el7, ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.0.2-7.el7, ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el6, ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.0.2-7.el6, ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el6 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el6, ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.0.2-7.el6, ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el6 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el7, ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.0.2-7.el7, ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el7, ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.0.2-7.el7, ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el6, ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.0.2-7.el6, ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el6 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-7.el7, ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.0.2-7.el7, ror40-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.0.2-6.el7 +2
  • RHSA-2016:0296 Released 2016-02-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-ror41 security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.1.5-3.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-4.1.5-4.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.1.5-3.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-4.1.5-4.el7 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.1.5-3.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-4.1.5-4.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.1.5-3.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-4.1.5-4.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.1.5-3.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-4.1.5-4.el7 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.1.5-3.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-4.1.5-4.el7 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.1.5-3.el6, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-4.1.5-4.el6 +6
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.1.5-3.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:4.1.5-3.el7, rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-4.1.5-4.el7 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0296, RHSA-2016:0454
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0296, RHSA-2016:0454
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0296, RHSA-2016:0454
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0296, RHSA-2016:0454
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1)Fixed RHSA-2016:0296, RHSA-2016:0454
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2)Fixed RHSA-2016:0296, RHSA-2016:0454
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0296, RHSA-2016:0454
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0296, RHSA-2016:0454
Not affected: 3 products
  • CloudForms Management Engine 5
  • Red Hat Software Collections
  • Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7581
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9h6g-gp95-x3q5

References

Advisory 7

Other 6

  • 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
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