CVE-2016-0752
Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability
- Published
- Feb 16, 2016
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Oct 17, 2016
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 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.
Sources
3Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2016-0752, a Rails dynamic render remote code execution vulnerability, with setup instructions and reference to a Metasploit module.
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2016-0752, a remote code execution vulnerability in Ruby on Rails via dynamic render paths. Includes vulnerable app, exploitation steps, and reference to Metasploit module.
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