Description
YARD is a Ruby Documentation tool. Prior to version 0.9.42, a path traversal vulnerability was discovered in YARD when using yard server to serve documentation. This bug would allow unsanitized HTTP requests to access arbitrary files on the machine of a yard server host under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 0.9.42.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| lsegal | yard | < 0.9.42 |
References
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard/releases/tag/v0.9.42Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard/security/advisories/GHSA-3jfp-46x4-xgfjMitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 8, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed