Threats / Rails / CVE-2014-0130
CVE-2014-0130
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Rails Ruby on vulnerability
Directory traversal vulnerability in Ruby on Rails implicit-render implementation allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via crafted requests.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
A path traversal flaw in Rails actionpack enables unauthenticated file disclosure. The vulnerability exploits insufficient input validation in the implicit-render mechanism, permitting attackers to traverse directory structures and access sensitive application or system files.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
9 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.53703 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Rails, Ruby on Rails. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-22 Path Traversal — weakness family: Path traversal / file.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a request with directory traversal sequences targeting the implicit-render handler to escape intended file boundaries.
Business
Confidential application source code, configuration files, and credentials become accessible to external threat actors.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I read arbitrary files from the web root and parent directories by manipulating path parameters in the request.
Business
Exposure of sensitive data accelerates reconnaissance for secondary attacks and increases compliance violation scope.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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