CVE-2020-8161
Published: 02 July 2020
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in rack < 2.2.0 that allows an attacker perform directory traversal vulnerability in the Rack::Directory app that is bundled with Rack which could result in information disclosure.
From the Ubuntu security team
It was discovered that Rack incorrectly handled certain paths. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 8.6
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ruby-rack Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo) |
Not vulnerable
(2.1.1-5)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) |
Not vulnerable
(2.1.1-5)
|
|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) |
Released
(2.0.7-2ubuntu0.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(1.6.4-4ubuntu0.2)
|
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(1.6.4-3ubuntu0.2)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Needs triage
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8161
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rubyonrails-security/IOO1vNZTzPA/Ylzi1UYLAAAJ
- https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/dddb7ad18ed79ca6ab06ccc417a169fde451246e
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4561-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4561-2
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian