CVE-2019-5418

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 28
Analyzed
Published: 27 Mar 2019, 13:38
Last modified:21 Oct 2025, 23:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
59/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
94.32% CRITICAL
94% probability -0.02%
KEV
Listed
CISA
1 listing
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
3 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Mar 2019, 13:38
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Jul 2025, 00:00
Added to CISA KEV
Rails Ruby on Rails Path Traversal Vulnerability
28 Jul 2025, 00:00
CISA Remediation Due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
21 Oct 2025, 23:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

There is a File Content Disclosure vulnerability in Action View <5.2.2.1, <5.1.6.2, <5.0.7.2, <4.2.11.1 and v3 where specially crafted accept headers can cause contents of arbitrary files on the target system's filesystem to be exposed.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 94.32%• Percentile: 100%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-22•Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

    The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    30

  • opensuse•leap

    15.0

  • rails•https://github.com/rails/rails

    5.2.2.1 | 5.1.6.2 | 5.0.7.2 | 4.2.11.1

  • redhat•cloudforms

    4.7 | 4.6

  • redhat•software_collections

    1.0

  • rubyonrails•rails

    ≥ 3.0.0, < 4.2.11.1 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.0.7.2 | ≥ 5.1.0, < 5.1.6.2 | ≥ 5.2.0, < 5.2.2.1

References (14)