CVE-2012-2139 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the Mail gem for Ruby, specifically within the file_delivery.rb component. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by injecting ".." sequences into the 'to' parameter. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, indicating a low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact without requiring authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:mail_gem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:mail_gem:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:mail_gem:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:mail_gem:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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