Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-7829

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.21, 4.0.x before 4.0.12, 4.1.x before 4.1.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.beta4, when serve_static_assets is enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the application root via vectors involving a \ (backslash) character, a similar issue to CVE-2014-7818.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
actionpackRubyGems	>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.8	4.1.8
actionpackRubyGems	>= 3.0.0, < 3.2.21	3.2.21
actionpackRubyGems	>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.12	4.0.12
actionpackRubyGems	>= 4.2.0.beta1, < 4.2.0.beta4	4.2.0.beta4

Affected products

141

Rubyonrails/Rails134 versions
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 133 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.6:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Rubyonrails/Ruby On Rails4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:3.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:3.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:4.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OpenSUSE/openSUSE3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

groups.google.com/forum/message/rawnvdExploitWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpwghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7829ghsaADVISORY
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00112.htmlnvdWEB
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2014-7829.ymlghsaWEB
groups.google.com/forum/ghsaWEB
puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-7829nvdWEB
web.archive.org/web/20160403085126/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71183ghsaWEB
www.securityfocus.com/bid/71183nvd

News mentions

No linked articles in our index yet.

cvss	0.260
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000