CVE-2007-6612

Published: Jan 3, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.4

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 4.9

Source: NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in DirHandler (lib/mongrel/handlers.rb) in Mongrel 1.0.4 and 1.1.x before 1.1.3 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an HTTP request containing double-encoded sequences (".%252e").

Affected (3)

Products: Mongrel: Mongrel

Mongrel

1 product

Mongrel

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mongrel Mongrel	Version 1.0.4
Mongrel Mongrel	Version 1.1.1
Mongrel Mongrel	Version 1.1.2

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (24)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/news.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/39866

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2007-December/004733.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2007-December/004736.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2007-December/004742.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/mongrel-users/2007-December/004743.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28323

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/30430

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27133

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html