# CVE-2014-7819: sprockets vulnerable to Path Traversal

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-7819-sprockets-vulnerable-to-path-traversal  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-10-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2014-7819 · Severity: info · Published 2017-10-24

sprockets vulnerable to Path Traversal

Technologies: [sprockets (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/sprockets). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/rubygems).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2014-7819 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-7819 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2014-7819?** Informational severity, published 24 October 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** sprockets (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2014-7819?** Yes. sprockets (RubyGems): upgrade to 2.0.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2014-7819?** Check whether you run sprockets (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- sprockets (RubyGems): upgrade to 2.0.5 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update sprockets
  ```


## Affected products

- sprockets (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.0.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2014-7819
- GHSA-33pp-3763-mrfp

## Related threats

- [Moderate severity vulnerability that affects sprockets](https://junglewise.ai/threats/moderate-severity-vulnerability-that-affects-sprockets-f3eb6c3a)
- [Sprockets path traversal leads to information leak](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-3760-sprockets-path-traversal-leads-to-information-leak)