Vulnerability · Published Jul 2, 2020 · Assigned by hackerone

CVE-2020-8161

High 8.6

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in https://github.com/rack/rack. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.4% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.4%top 11.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12ruby-rack2.1.1-5DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8161
Debian:13ruby-rack2.1.1-5DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8161
Debian:14ruby-rack2.1.1-5DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8161
RubyGemsrack2.1.3GHSA-5f9h-9pjv-v6j7

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a https://github.com/rack/rack Fixed in 2.1.3, >= 2.2.0

Weakness: CWE-548

References