CVE-2016-0752
Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability
CVSS
7.5HighExploit odds (EPSS)95.5%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Timeline
- 16 Feb 2016, 02:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 16 Oct 2016Exploit code publicMetasploit
- 25 Mar 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
Public exploit code and templates 2
- Exploit moduleRuby on Rails Dynamic Render File Upload Remote Code Execution 16 Oct 2016Metasploit
- Remote exploitRuby on Rails - Dynamic Render File Upload / Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) 17 Oct 2016Exploit-DB
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Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 1
- n/aaffected: n/aCVE List
References 4
- groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/335P1DcLG00/JXcBnTtZEgAJAdvisoryvia CVE List
- exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/Exploitvia CVE List
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0752Referencevia CISA KEV
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0752Referencevia CVE List