Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Rails Ruby on Rails Path Traversal Vulnerability
CVE-2019-5418
There is a File Content Disclosure vulnerability in Action View <5.2.2.1, <5.1.6.2, <5.0.7.2, <4.2.11.1 and v3 where specially crafted accept headers can cause contents of arbitrary files on the target system's filesystem to be exposed.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
7.5
HIGH
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:3.6
EPSS Probability:98.51%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-22 ↗Path Traversal (CWE-22)
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rails | https://github.com/rails/rails | 5.2.2.1 (affected), 5.1.6.2 (affected), 5.0.7.2 (affected), 4.2.11.1 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
Nuclei Template
SCANNER AVAILABLE
EPSS Score
98.507%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | HackerOne · Bug Bounty Provider · USA |
| Reserved | 2019-01-04T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2019-03-27T13:38:58 |
| Patch Date | 2019-03-13 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:45:41 |
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