CVE-2007-5379
Medium
Description
Rails before 1.2.4, as used for Ruby on Rails, allows remote attackers and ActiveResource servers to determine the existence of arbitrary files and read arbitrary XML files via the Hash.from_xml (Hash#from_xml) method, which uses XmlSimple (XML::Simple) unsafely, as demonstrated by reading passwords from the Pidgin (Gaim) .purple/accounts.xml file.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
Product
David Hansson Ruby On Rails
PublishedOct 19, 2007
First seenOct 19, 2007
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| david_hansson ruby_on_rails | v ≤ 1.2.3 | — |
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