Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 8, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-7819
CVE-2014-7819
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in server.rb in Sprockets before 2.0.5, 2.1.x before 2.1.4, 2.2.x before 2.2.3, 2.3.x before 2.3.3, 2.4.x before 2.4.6, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, 2.6.x and 2.7.x before 2.7.1, 2.8.x before 2.8.3, 2.9.x before 2.9.4, 2.10.x before 2.10.2, 2.11.x before 2.11.3, 2.12.x before 2.12.3, and 3.x before 3.0.0.beta.3, as distributed with Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.x, allow remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the application root via a ../ (dot dot slash) sequence with (1) double slashes or (2) URL encoding.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
sprocketsRubyGems | < 2.0.5 | 2.0.5 |
sprocketsRubyGems | >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.4 | 2.1.4 |
sprocketsRubyGems | >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.3 | 2.2.3 |
sprocketsRubyGems | >= 2.3.0, < 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 |
sprocketsRubyGems | >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.6 | 2.4.6 |
sprocketsRubyGems | >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 | 2.5.1 |
sprocketsRubyGems | >= 2.6.0, < 2.7.1 | 2.7.1 |
sprocketsRubyGems | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.3 | 2.8.3 |
sprocketsRubyGems | >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.4 | 2.9.4 |
sprocketsRubyGems | >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.2 | 2.10.2 |
sprocketsRubyGems | >= 2.11.0, < 2.11.3 | 2.11.3 |
sprocketsRubyGems | >= 2.12.0, < 2.12.3 | 2.12.3 |
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.0.0,<2.0.5
- cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:3.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sprockets_project:sprockets:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00103.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00105.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00110.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00111.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfpghsaADVISORY
- groups.google.com/forum/message/rawnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- groups.google.com/forum/message/rawnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7819ghsaADVISORY
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015:1100ghsaWEB
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-7819ghsaWEB
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgighsaWEB
- groups.google.com/forum/ghsaWEB
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