CVE-2013-0262

Published: Feb 8, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

4.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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."

Affected (7)

Products: Rack Project: Rack

1 product

Configuration A

7 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Rack Project Rack	Version 1.4.0
Rack Project Rack	Version 1.4.1
Rack Project Rack	Version 1.4.2
Rack Project Rack	Version 1.4.3
Rack Project Rack	Version 1.4.4
Rack Project Rack	Version 1.5.0
Rack Project Rack	Version 1.5.1

Related CWEs

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 (20)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00048.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rack.github.com/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/52033

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909071

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909072

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://gist.github.com/rentzsch/4736940

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/rack/rack/blob/master/lib/rack/file.rb#L56

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/6f237e4c9fab649d3750482514f0fde76c56ab30

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/bf937jPZxJM/1s6x95vIhmAJ

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/mZsuRonD7G8/DpZIOmMLbOgJ

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00048.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rack.github.com/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/52033

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909071

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909072

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://gist.github.com/rentzsch/4736940

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/rack/rack/blob/master/lib/rack/file.rb#L56

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/6f237e4c9fab649d3750482514f0fde76c56ab30

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/bf937jPZxJM/1s6x95vIhmAJ

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/mZsuRonD7G8/DpZIOmMLbOgJ

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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