{"schema_version":"1.7.5","id":"CVE-2014-7829","published":"2014-11-18T23:59:03Z","modified":"2026-04-10T03:44:02.373025Z","aliases":["GHSA-h56m-vwxc-3qpw"],"related":["SUSE-SU-2015:0863-1","openSUSE-SU-2024:10332-1"],"details":"Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.21, 4.0.x before 4.0.12, 4.1.x before 4.1.8, and 4.2.x before 4.2.0.beta4, when serve_static_assets is enabled, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of files outside the application root via vectors involving a \\ (backslash) character, a similar issue to CVE-2014-7818.","references":[{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/rMTQy4oRCGk/loS_CRS8mNEJ"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00112.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71183"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2014-7829"}]}