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CVE-2013-0262 Detail

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."


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00048.html
http://rack.github.com/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909071
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909072
https://gist.github.com/rentzsch/4736940
https://github.com/rack/rack/blob/master/lib/rack/file.rb#L56
https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/6f237e4c9fab649d3750482514f0fde76c56ab30
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/bf937jPZxJM/1s6x95vIhmAJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/rack-devel/mZsuRonD7G8/DpZIOmMLbOgJ

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-0262
NVD Published Date:
02/08/2013
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.