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Vulnerability · CVE-2014-0130

Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Published May 7, 2014 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Rails Ruby on Rails

Patch now

CVE-2014-0130 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 15, 2022. Confirm Rails Ruby on Rails against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
53.70%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe redhat/enterprise linux server · cpe redhat/subscription asset manager · cpe rubyonrails/rails · vendor Rails Ruby on Rails · vendor n/a n/a

Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the implicit-render implementation in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.18, 4.0.x before 4.0.5, and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when certain route globbing configurations are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted request.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux server6.0
  • cpe redhat/subscription asset managerversion unspecified
  • cpe rubyonrails/railsversion unspecified
  • vendor Rails Ruby on Railsversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2014-0130

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2014-0130 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 15, 2022. Confirm Rails Ruby on Rails against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with redhat/enterprise linux server 6.0. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 53.70%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 7, 2014 · Catalog

    Detected

    Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the implicit-render implementation in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.18, 4.0.x before 4.0.5, and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when certain route globbing configurations are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted request.

  2. Mar 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Apr 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the implicit-render implementation in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.18, 4.0.x before 4.0.5, and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when certain route globbing configurations are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted request.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2014-0130

    Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the implicit-render implementation in Ruby on Rails allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted request.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2014-0130

    Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the implicit-render implementation in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.18, 4.0.x before 4.0.5, and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when certain route globbing configurations are enabled, allows remote attackers to rea

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2014-0130

    30-day exploitation probability 53.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2014-0130

    Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the implicit-render implementation in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.18, 4.0.x before 4.0.5, and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when certain route globbing configurations are enabled, allows remote attackers to rea

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2014-0130

    Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the implicit-render implementation in Ruby on Rails allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted request.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.