CVE-2011-2929

medium
Published 2017-10-24 · Modified 2024-11-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
5.0
VIR risk
5.0

Description

The template selection functionality in actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc6 does not properly handle glob characters, which allows remote attackers to render arbitrary views via a crafted URL, related to a "filter skipping vulnerability."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2929

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/5f94b93279f6d0682fafb237c301302c107a9552

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731432

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/5

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/13

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/20/1

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/11

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/17/1

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2011/8/16/ann-rails-3-1-0-rc6

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/cbbbba6e4f7eaf61?dmode=source&output=gplain

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed0
debian debianbullseyefixed0
debian debianforkyfixed0
debian debiansidfixed0
debian debiantrixiefixed0

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
ruby RubyGemsactionpack!< 3.0.0||<~> 3.0.10~> 3.0.10
ruby RubyGemsactionpack>=3.0.0,<3.0.103.0.10

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
rubyonrailsrails3.0.0
rubyonrailsrails3.0.1
rubyonrailsrails3.0.2
rubyonrailsrails3.0.3
rubyonrailsrails3.0.4
rubyonrailsrails3.0.5
rubyonrailsrails3.0.6
rubyonrailsrails3.0.7
rubyonrailsrails3.0.8
rubyonrailsrails3.0.9
rubyonrailsrails3.0.10
rubyonrailsruby_on_rails3.0.4
rubyonrailsrails3.1.0

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.