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CVE-2019-5418

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Rails Ruby on Rails Path Traversal Vulnerability

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Vendor / Project
Rails
Product
Ruby on Rails
Date added
Jul 7, 2025
Due date
Jul 28, 2025
Known ransomware use
Unknown
CWEs
CWE-22

Description

Rails Ruby on Rails contains a path traversal vulnerability in Action View. Specially crafted accept headers in combination with calls to `render file:` can cause arbitrary files on the target server to be rendered, disclosing the file contents.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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