CVE-2011-2929
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The template selection functionality in actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc6 does not properly handle glob characters, which allows remote attackers to render arbitrary views via a crafted URL, related to a "filter skipping vulnerability."
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affected products (15)
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- GHSA-r7q2-5gqg-6c7qactionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability2017-10-24ghsa · osvUS
The template selection functionality in `actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb` in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc6 does not properly handle glob characters, which allows remote attackers to render arbitrary views via a crafted URL, related to a "filter skipping vulnerability."
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references (36)
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- http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/cbbbba6e4f7eaf61?dmode=source&output=gplaincnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065109.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065212.htmlcnnvd
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2011/8/16/ann-rails-3-1-0-rc6cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/17/1cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/11cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/20/1cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/13cnnvd
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