CVE-2017-17042

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

lib/yard/core_ext/file.rb in the server in YARD before 0.9.11 does not block relative paths with an initial ../ sequence, which allows attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Nov 28, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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