The WEBrick gem 1.4.2 for Ruby allows directory traversal if the attacker once had local access to create a symlink to a location outside of the web root directory. NOTE: The vendor states that this is analogous to Options FollowSymlinks in the Apache HTTP Server, and therefore it is "not a problem.
References
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https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/15835 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
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Summary | The WEBrick gem 1.4.2 for Ruby allows directory traversal if the attacker once had local access to create a symlink to a location outside of the web root directory. NOTE: The vendor states that this is analogous to Options FollowSymlinks in the Apache HTTP Server, and therefore it is "not a problem. |
Information
Published : 2019-05-10 16:29
Updated : 2024-08-04 23:15
NVD link : CVE-2019-11879
Mitre link : CVE-2019-11879
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-11879
JSON object : View
Products Affected
ruby-lang
- webrick