--- title: "CVE-2019-5418\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5418?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2019-5418 Publication date 27 March 2019 Last updated 17 July 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **High** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **7.5 · High** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5418?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## 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. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5418?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | rails | 25.04 plucky | Not affected | | 24.10 oracular | Not affected | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected | | 23.10 mantic | Not affected | | 23.04 lunar | Not affected | | 22.10 kinetic | Not affected | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected | | 21.10 impish | Not affected | | 21.04 hirsute | Not affected | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.10 eoan | Not affected | | 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life | | 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 2:4.2.10-0ubuntu4+esm2 Ubuntu Pro | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2:4.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 Ubuntu Pro | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | rails-4.0 | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | ruby-actionpack-3.2 | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | ruby-activemodel-3.2 | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | ruby-activerecord-3.2 | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | ruby-activesupport-3.2 | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | ruby-rails-3.2 | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.10 cosmic | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ### Get expanded security coverage with Ubuntu Pro Reduce your average CVE exposure time from 98 days to 1 day with expanded CVE patching, ten-years security maintenance and optional support for the full stack of open-source applications. 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[Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) [30-day free trial](https://ubuntu.com/pro/free-trial) ## Notes --- ### [seth-arnold](https://launchpad.net/~seth-arnold) In Oneiric-Saucy, rails package is just for transition; The rails package contains actual code from vivid onward ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v3.0 **Base score** 7.5 · High * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Network | | Attack complexity | Low | | Privileges required | None | | User interaction | None | | Scope | Unchanged | | Confidentiality impact | High | | Integrity impact | None | | Availability impact | None | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 7.5 · High | | Exploitability score | - | | Impact score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-5418) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5418) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-5418) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-5418) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-7646-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7646-1) + Rails vulnerability + 17 July 2025 ### Other references * * *