Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-5379
CVE-2007-5379
Description
Rails before 1.2.4, as used for Ruby on Rails, allows remote attackers and ActiveResource servers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and read arbitrary XML files via the Hash.from_xml (Hash#from_xml) method, which uses XmlSimple (XML::Simple) unsafely, as demonstrated by reading passwords from the Pidgin (Gaim) .purple/accounts.xml file.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
railsRubyGems | < 1.2.4 | 1.2.4 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
18- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26096nvdPatch
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjfg-q662-gm6jghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5379ghsaADVISORY
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvdWEB
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.htmlnvdWEB
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-17.xmlnvdWEB
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.htmlnvdUS Government ResourceWEB
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3508nvdWEB
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238nvdWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails/CVE-2007-5379.ymlghsaWEB
- rubyonrails.org/2007/10/5/rails-1-2-4-maintenance-releaseghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20090602000500/http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/8453ghsaWEB
- dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/8453nvd
- osvdb.org/40717nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/27657nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/28136nvd
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/10/5/rails-1-2-4-maintenance-releasenvd
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