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CVE-2008-1145: Path Traversal

First published: Mon Mar 03 2008(Updated: )

<a href="http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/03/03/webrick-file-access-vulnerability/">http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/03/03/webrick-file-access-vulnerability/</a> WEBrick, a standard library of Ruby to implement HTTP servers, has file access vulnerability. 1. Systems that accept backslash (\) as a path separator, such as Windows. 2. Systems that use case insensitive filesystems such as NTFS on Windows, HFS on Mac OS X. Attacker can access private files by sending a url with url encoded backslash (\). This works only on systems that accept backslash as a path separator. Or they could bypass restrictions with case-insensitive filesystems.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/ruby<0:1.8.1-7.el4_7.1
0:1.8.1-7.el4_7.1
redhat/ruby<0:1.8.5-5.el5_2.5
0:1.8.5-5.el5_2.5
WEBrick<=1.9
WEBrick<=1.9_1
WEBrick<=1.8
WEBrick<=1.8_p115
WEBrick<=1.8_p114
WEBrick
Ruby>=1.8.0<1.8.5.115
Ruby>=1.8.6<1.8.6.114
Ruby=1.9.0
Ruby=1.9.0.1
Fedora=7
Fedora=8

Remedy

http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/03/03/webrick-file-access-vulnerability/

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2008-1145?

    CVE-2008-1145 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive files.

  • How do I fix CVE-2008-1145?

    To mitigate CVE-2008-1145, upgrade to a version of Ruby that is patched for this vulnerability, such as Ruby 1.8.6 or later.

  • Which versions of WEBrick are affected by CVE-2008-1145?

    CVE-2008-1145 affects all versions of WEBrick prior to 1.8.6 and 1.9.0.

  • Is my Ruby installation vulnerable to CVE-2008-1145?

    If you are using Ruby versions 1.8.0 to 1.8.5 or any version before 1.8.6, your installation may be vulnerable to CVE-2008-1145.

  • What is the impact of exploiting CVE-2008-1145?

    Exploiting CVE-2008-1145 could allow an attacker to access arbitrary files on the server, leading to potential data exposure.

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