# CVE-2016-2097: actionview contains Path Traversal vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-2097-actionview-contains-path-traversal-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-10-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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

actionview contains Path Traversal vulnerability

Technologies: [actionpack (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/actionpack), [actionview (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/actionview). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  bundle update actionpack
  ```

- actionview (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.2.22.2 or later

  ```sh
  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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