CVE-2008-1145

N/A Unknown
Published: March 04, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in WEBrick in Ruby 1.8 before 1.8.5-p115 and 1.8.6-p114, and 1.9 through 1.9.0-1, when running on systems that support backslash (\) path separators or case-insensitive file names, allows remote attackers to access arbitrary files via (1) "..%5c" (encoded backslash) sequences or (2) filenames that match patterns in the :NondisclosureName option.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29232
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29357
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29536
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Not Applicable
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0123
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0123
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/404515
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:141
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:142
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/03/03/webrick-file-access-vulnerability/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489205/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489218/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490056/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28123
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019562
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0787
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41010
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2338
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10937
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5215
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00338.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00354.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29232
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29357
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29536
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30802
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Not Applicable
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0123
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0123
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/404515
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:141
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:142
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/03/03/webrick-file-access-vulnerability/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489205/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489218/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490056/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28123
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41010
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2338
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10937
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5215
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00338.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00354.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

58 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
18.2%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

fedoraproject ruby-lang

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