CVE-2019-5418
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
- In the wild
- CISA lists this as exploited in real attacks. Treat as urgent.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- 2025-07-07 Exploited in the wildAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list
- 2025-07-28 Remediation deadlineCISA's due date for federal agencies to fix it
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: yes, CISA lists it. This puts it above everything that is not.
- Exploit odds: 98.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Added to CISA KEV
- 2025-07-07
- Exploit probability
- 98.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-22 · Path traversal
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Rubyonrails Rails < 4.2.11.1
- Rubyonrails Rails < 5.0.7.2
- Rubyonrails Rails < 5.1.6.2
- Rubyonrails Rails < 5.2.2.1
- Debian Linux 8.0
- Redhat Cloudforms 4.7
- Opensuse Leap 15.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora 30
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2019-5418.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2019-5418. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/22/1
- https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2019/3/13/Rails-4-2-5-1-5-1-6-2-have-been-released/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/22/1
- https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2019/3/13/Rails-4-2-5-1-5-1-6-2-have-been-released/
- 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/
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00011.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152178/Rails-5.2.1-Arbitrary-File-Content-Disclosure.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/22/1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0796
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1147
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1149
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1289
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rubyonrails-security/pFRKI96Sm8Q
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00042.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y43636TH4D6T46IC6N2RQVJTRFJAAYGA/
- https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2019/3/13/Rails-4-2-5-1-5-1-6-2-have-been-released/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46585/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00011.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152178/Rails-5.2.1-Arbitrary-File-Content-Disclosure.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/03/22/1
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0796
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1147
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1149
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1289
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rubyonrails-security/pFRKI96Sm8Q
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00042.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y43636TH4D6T46IC6N2RQVJTRFJAAYGA/
- https://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2019/3/13/Rails-4-2-5-1-5-1-6-2-have-been-released/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46585/
- 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/