CVE-2011-2929

Description

The template selection functionality in `actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb` in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc6 does not properly handle glob characters, which allows remote attackers to render arbitrary views via a crafted URL, related to a "filter skipping vulnerability."

How to fix CVE-2011-2929

To remediate CVE-2011-2929, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• RubyGems/actionpack—upgrade to 3.0.10 or later

Is CVE-2011-2929 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.10

References (16)

• ADVISORYnvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2929
• PATCHgithub.com/rails/rails
• WEBgroups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/cbbbba6e4f7eaf61?dmode=source&output=gplain
• WEBlists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065109.html