CVE-2016-2097: actionview contains Path Traversal vulnerability

CVE-2016-2097 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2017-10-24

actionview contains Path Traversal vulnerability

Technologies: actionpack (RubyGems), actionview (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2016-2097 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-2097 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2016-2097?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 24 October 2017.
Which products and versions are affected?
actionpack (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.2.22.2; actionview (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.2.22.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-2097?
Yes. actionpack (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.2.22.2 or later; actionview (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.2.22.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-2097?
Check whether you run actionpack (RubyGems) or actionview (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

  • actionpack (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.2.22.2 or later
    bundle update actionpack
  • actionview (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.2.22.2 or later
    bundle update actionview

Affected products

  • actionpack (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.2.22.2
  • actionview (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=3.2.22.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2016-2097
  • GHSA-vx9j-46rh-fqr8

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