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CVE-2016-0752

High · CVSS 7.5EPSS 95.5%CISA KEVCWE-22 · Path Traversal

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method and providing a .. (dot dot) in a pathname.

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Community real-world severity: High (High 2) — CVSS base score 7.5

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    Field note · Waleed AzizCurated

    Confirmed exploited in the wild — listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2022-03-25). Treat as real and prioritize patching over triage.

Same weaknessCWE-22 · Path Traversal.