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CVE-2013-0262 Moderate

CVE-2013-0262

rack/file.rb (Rack::File) in Rack 1.5.x before 1.5.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows attackers to access arbitrary files outside the intended root directory via a crafted PATH_INFO environment variable, probably a directory traversal vulnerability that is remotely exploitable, aka "symlink path traversals."

Exploit probability 3.0%
Published February 8, 2013
Required by Not available
Last source change March 23, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

RubyGems rack

7 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2013-0262

rack/file.rb (Rack::File) in Rack 1.5.x before 1.5.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows attackers to access arbitrary files outside the intended root directory via a crafted PATH_INFO environment variable, probably a directory traversal vulnerability that is remotely exploitable, aka "symlink path traversals."

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Open Source Vulnerabilities GHSA-85r7-w5mv-c849

`rack/file.rb` (`Rack::File`) in Rack 1.5.x before 1.5.2 and 1.4.x before 1.4.5 allows attackers to access arbitrary files outside the intended root directory via a crafted `PATH_INFO` environment variable, probably a directory traversal vulnerability that is remotely exploitable, aka "symlink path traversals."

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence