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CVE-2020-8161 Details

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in rack < 2.2.0 that allows an attacker perform directory traversal vulnerability in the Rack::Directory app that is bundled with Rack which could result in information disclosure.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.6 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/IOO1vNZTzPA CVEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/434404 CVEPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00006.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00038.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4561-1/ CVEThird Party Advisory

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]
CWE-548Exposure of Information Through Directory Listing[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
rack project rack
< 2.2.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:rack_project:rack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
9.0
10.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
18.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-8161
NVD Published Date:
Jul 2, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]