---
title: "CVE-2014-0130: Directory traversal vulnerability… | CubePath"
description: "Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the implicit-render implementation in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.18…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0130
---

# CVE-2014-0130: Directory traversal vulnerability… | CubePath

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract\_controller/base.rb in the implicit-render implementation in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.18, 4.0.x before 4.0.5, and 4.1.x before 4.1.1, when certain route globbing configurations are enabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted request.

Official description from the CVE record, published by redhat. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0130)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 7.5

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network   | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.               |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                |
| User interaction       | None      | No action from any user is needed.                                                  |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                   |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                     |
| Integrity impact       | None      | No effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                           |
| Availability impact    | None      | No effect on availability.                                                          |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.53703 (53.7% probability)

Percentile

99.0%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Ruby on Rails Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Mar 25, 2022

Federal due date

Apr 15, 2022

### CISA assessment as of Feb 7, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html) Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [RHSA-2014:1863](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html)  (rhn.redhat.com) vendor-advisory
- [matasano.com/research/AnatomyOfRailsVuln-CVE-2014-0130.pdf](http://matasano.com/research/AnatomyOfRailsVuln-CVE-2014-0130.pdf)
- [\[rubyonrails-security\] 20140506 \[CVE-2014-0130\] Directory Traversal Vulnerability With Certain Route Configurations](https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/NkKc7vTW70o/NxW%5FPDBSG3AJ)  (groups.google.com) mailing-list
- [67244](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67244)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Dec 3, 2013
2. Record published May 7, 2014
3. Added to CISA KEV Mar 25, 2022
4. Record last updated Oct 22, 2025

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