Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Apr 7, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-2097
CVE-2016-2097
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.2 and 4.x before 4.1.14.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method and providing a .. (dot dot) in a pathname. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-0752.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
actionviewRubyGems | >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.22.2 | 3.2.22.2 |
actionviewRubyGems | >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.14.2 | 4.1.14.2 |
actionpackRubyGems | >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.22.2 | 3.2.22.2 |
actionpackRubyGems | >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.14.2 | 4.1.14.2 |
Affected products
58cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 48 more
- 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: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:4.0.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:4.1.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.10:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.14:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.2.22.1
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:4.1.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords7 versionspkg:gem/actionpackpkg:gem/actionviewpkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-3_2&distro=SUSE%20Lifecycle%20Management%20Server%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-3_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-3_2&distro=SUSE%20Studio%20Onsite%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-3_2&distro=SUSE%20WebYast%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionview-4_1&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205
>= 3.0.0, < 3.2.22.2+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.22.2
- (no CPE)range: >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.22.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.12-0.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.12-0.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.12-0.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.12-0.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.9-12.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
18- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/2/29/Rails-4-2-5-2-4-1-14-2-3-2-22-2-have-been-released/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vx9j-46rh-fqr8ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2097ghsaADVISORY
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00080.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00083.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00006.htmlnvdWEB
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/2/29/Rails-4-2-5-2-4-1-14-2-3-2-22-2-have-been-releasedghsaWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3509nvdWEB
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/8a1d3ea617ffb0c8ae8467fa439bf63a3bfc4324ghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2016-2097.ymlghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionview/CVE-2016-2097.ymlghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/forum/ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20160322002234/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035122ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200228015320/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83726ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20201221115217/https://groups.google.com/forum/message/rawghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/83726nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035122nvd
- groups.google.com/forum/message/rawnvd
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