{
  "id": "CVE-2016-0752",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2016-0752",
  "published": "2016-02-16T02:59:06.783Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T00:38:09.067Z",
  "score": 7.5,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.95537,
  "epss_percentile": 0.9987,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-03-25",
    "due": "2022-04-15",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0752"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "rubyonrails",
    "opensuse",
    "suse",
    "debian",
    "redhat"
  ],
  "products": [
    "rubyonrails rails",
    "opensuse leap",
    "opensuse",
    "suse linux enterprise module for containers",
    "debian linux",
    "redhat software collections"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-22"
  ],
  "description": "Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.14.1, 4.2.x before 4.2.5.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by leveraging an application's unrestricted use of the render method and providing a .. (dot dot) in a pathname.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.5,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178044.html",
      "tags": [
        "Permissions Required"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178069.html",
      "tags": [
        "Permissions Required"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00034.html",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00043.html",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0296.html",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464",
      "tags": [
        "Mailing List",
        "Third Party Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/13",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Mailing List"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81801",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/335P1DcLG00/JXcBnTtZEgAJ",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40561/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0752",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0752",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}