CVE-2014-125033Public exploit

Authenticated file overwrite via traversal filename

Published Jan 2, 2023 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Path traversal in Rails CV App allows remote authenticated users to overwrite server files through a crafted upload filename. The create action derives UploadedFile.absolute_path from the untrusted filename and passes it to File.open in write mode without first stripping directory segments. Access to the upload workflow is required, and writes remain limited by the application service account's filesystem permissions.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.87%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Rails CV App allows remote authenticated users to overwrite server files through a crafted upload filename. The create action derives UploadedFile.absolute_path from the untrusted filename and passes it to File.open in write mode without first stripping directory segments. Access to the upload workflow is required, and writes remain limited by the application service account's filesystem permissions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2014-125033
Published
Jan 2, 2023
Updated
Aug 6, 2024
Vendor
Bertrand Caron
Product
Rails CV App
Classifications
CWE-24, CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 2, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Bertrand Caron · Rails CV Appversion=n/a

Published CVSS scores

2.7VulDBAV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.5VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-24Path Traversal: '../filedir'
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

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