CVE-2013-0262
Rack Vulnerable to Path Traversal
EPSS 1.3%
Description
rack/file.rb (Rack::File) in Rack 1.5.x before 1.5.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows attackers to access arbitrary files outside the intended root directory via a crafted PATH_INFO environment variable, probably a directory traversal vulnerability that is remotely exploitable, aka "symlink path traversals."
How to fix CVE-2013-0262
To remediate CVE-2013-0262, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ruby-rack—upgrade to 1.4.1-2.1 or later
- RubyGems/rack—upgrade to 1.5.2 or later
Is CVE-2013-0262 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.4.1-2.1
- >= 1.5.0, < 1.5.2