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Medium, CVSS 5.3

actionview contains Path Traversal vulnerability

CVE-2016-2097GHSA-vx9j-46rh-fqr8

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (actionpack 4.1.14.2, 3.2.22.2; actionview 4.1.14.2, 3.2.22.2), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • RubyGems actionpack

    Affected
    >= 3.0.0, <= 3.2.22.1>= 4.0.0, <= 4.1.14.1
    Fixed in
    3.2.22.2, 4.1.14.2

  • RubyGems actionview

    Affected
    >= 3.0.0, <= 3.2.22.1>= 4.0.0, <= 4.1.14.1
    Fixed in
    3.2.22.2, 4.1.14.2

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Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
5.3 · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS
  • CVE-2016-2097: 4.42% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 91.37 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

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There is a possible directory traversal and information leak vulnerability in Action View. This was meant to be fixed on CVE-2016-0752. However the 3.2 patch was not covering all possible scenarios. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2016-2097. Versions Affected: 3.2.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x Not affected: 4.2+ Fixed Versions: 3.2.22.2, 4.1.14.2 Impact ------ Applications that pass unverified user input to the render method in a controller may be vulnerable to an information leak vulnerability. Impacted code will look something like this: Carefully crafted requests can cause the above code to render files from unexpected places like outside the application's view directory, and can possibly escalate this to a remote code execution attack. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately. Releases -------- The FIXED releases are available at the normal locations. Workarounds ----------- A workaround to this issue is…

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    Published from ghsa record GHSA-vx9j-46rh-fqr8

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2016-2097

Advisory: actionview contains Path Traversal vulnerability
IDs: CVE-2016-2097, GHSA-vx9j-46rh-fqr8
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2016-2097 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 15:48 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.3)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: actionpack 4.1.14.2, 3.2.22.2; actionview 4.1.14.2, 3.2.22.2. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- RubyGems actionpack: affected >= 3.0.0, <= 3.2.22.1; >= 4.0.0, <= 4.1.14.1; fixed in 3.2.22.2, 4.1.14.2
- RubyGems actionview: affected >= 3.0.0, <= 3.2.22.1; >= 4.0.0, <= 4.1.14.1; fixed in 3.2.22.2, 4.1.14.2

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- RubyGems actionpack: check the installed version with your package manager.
- RubyGems actionview: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on actionpack, actionview.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vx9j-46rh-fqr8 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-vx9j-46rh-fqr8 lists affected ranges: RubyGems actionview >=3.0.0 =4.0.0 =3.0.0 =4.0.0 <=4.1.14.1)

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