CVE-2018-7212

An issue was discovered in rack-protection/lib/rack/protection/path_traversal.rb in Sinatra 2.x before 2.0.1 on Windows. Path traversal is possible via backslash characters.

Published: 2018-02-18 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-7212 is rated Moderate Risk (49.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.90%). EPSS rose +1.70% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-7212

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.21% 1.90% +1.70%
2 2026-04-19 0.28% 0.21% -0.07%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.28% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-7212

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-7212

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-7212

GHSA-h29f-7f56-j8wh · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: rubygems — Sinatra Path Traversal vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-7212

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7212

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-7212

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sinatrarb sinatra 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:sinatra:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sinatrarb sinatra 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:sinatra:2.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sinatrarb sinatra 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:sinatra:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sinatrarb sinatra 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:sinatra:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sinatrarb sinatra 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:sinatra:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sinatrarb sinatra 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:sinatra:2.0.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sinatrarb sinatra 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:sinatra:2.0.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sinatrarb sinatra 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:sinatra:2.0.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sinatrarb sinatra 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:sinatra:2.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-7212

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