Description
There is a File Content Disclosure vulnerability in Action View <5.2.2.1, <5.1.6.2, <5.0.7.2, <4.2.11.1 and v3 where specially crafted accept headers can cause contents of arbitrary files on the target system's filesystem to be exposed.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rails | https://github.com/rails/rails | 5.2.2.1; 5.1.6.2; 5.0.7.2; 4.2.11.1 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152178/Rails-5.2.1-Arbitrary-File-Content-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/22/1Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0796Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1147Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1149Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1289Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rubyonrails-security/pFRKI96Sm8QPermissions Required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00042.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y43636TH4D6T46IC6N2RQVJTRFJAAYGA/Third Party Advisory
- https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2019/3/13/Rails-4-2-5-1-5-1-6-2-have-been-released/Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46585/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152178/Rails-5.2.1-Arbitrary-File-Content-Disclosure.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/22/1Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0796Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1147Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1149Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1289Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rubyonrails-security/pFRKI96Sm8QPermissions Required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00042.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y43636TH4D6T46IC6N2RQVJTRFJAAYGA/Third Party Advisory
- https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2019/3/13/Rails-4-2-5-1-5-1-6-2-have-been-released/Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46585/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190313201629/https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2019/3/13/Rails-4-2-5-1-5-1-6-2-have-been-released/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-5418US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 27, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Jul 7, 2025
- NVD status
- Analyzed