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CVE-2014-125033: rails-cv-app uploaded_files_controller.rb path traversal

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-24

Description

A vulnerability was found in rails-cv-app. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file app/controllers/uploaded_files_controller.rb. The manipulation with the input ../../../etc/passwd leads to path traversal: '../filedir'. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as 0d20362af0a5f8a126f67c77833868908484a863. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-217178 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected products

• rails-cv-app: before 2014-11-16 — fixed in 2014-11-16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: rails-cv-app 2014-11-16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/bertrand-caron/rails-cv-app/commit/0d20362af0a5f8a126f67c77833868908484a863
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217178
• https://vuldb.com/?id.217178
• https://github.com/bertrand-caron/rails-cv-app/commit/0d20362af0a5f8a126f67c77833868908484a863
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217178
• https://vuldb.com/?id.217178

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