CVE-2013-0262
Description
rack/file.rb (Rack::File) in Rack 1.5.x before 1.5.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows attackers to access arbitrary files outside the intended root directory via a crafted PATH_INFO environment variable, probably a directory traversal vulnerability that is remotely exploitable, aka "symlink path traversals."
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.4.1-2.1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.4.1-2.1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.4.1-2.1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.4.1-2.1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.4.1-2.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0262
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00048.html
- http://rack.github.com/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52033
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909071
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909072
- https://gist.github.com/rentzsch/4736940
- https://github.com/rack/rack/blob/master/lib/rack/file.rb#L56
- https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/6f237e4c9fab649d3750482514f0fde76c56ab30
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/bf937jPZxJM/1s6x95vIhmAJ
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/mZsuRonD7G8/DpZIOmMLbOgJ
- https://github.com/rack/rack
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack/CVE-2013-0262.yml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rack-devel/bf937jPZxJM/1s6x95vIhmAJ
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rack-devel/mZsuRonD7G8/DpZIOmMLbOgJ
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0262
CWEs
CWE-22
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.