CVE-2011-2929
actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
CVE-2011-2929 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Rubyonrails Rails, published August 29, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.81%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in actionpack 3.0.10.
The template selection functionality in actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc6 does not properly handle glob characters, which allows remote attackers to render arbitrary views via a crafted URL, related to a "filter skipping vulnerability."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The template selection functionality in actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc6 does not properly handle glob characters, which allows remote attackers to render arbitrary views via a crafted URL, related to a "filter skipping vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-2929- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The template selection functionality in actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc6 does not properly handle glob characters, which allows remote attackers to render arbitrary views via a crafted URL, related to a "filter skipping vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2011-2929- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0297 No score
The template selection functionality in actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc6 does not properly handle glob characters, which allows remote attackers to render arbitrary views via a crafted URL, related to a "filter skipping vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2017-0297- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r7q2-5gqg-6c7q No score
actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
The template selection functionality in actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc6 does not properly handle glob characters, which allows remote attackers to render arbitrary views via a crafted URL, related to a "filter skipping vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-r7q2-5gqg-6c7q- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-r7q2-5gqg-6c7q No score
actionpack Improper Input Validation vulnerability
The template selection functionality in actionpack/lib/action_view/template/resolver.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.10 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc6 does not properly handle glob characters, which allows remote attackers to render arbitrary views via a crafted URL, related to a "filter skipping vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-r7q2-5gqg-6c7q- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
actionpackRubyGems |
3.0.0 up to 3.0.10 | 3.0.10 |
actionpackRubyGems |
3.0.0 up to 3.0.10, plus listed versions 3.0.13.0.10.rc13.0.23.0.33.0.4 Show 18 moreShow less3.0.4.rc13.0.53.0.5.rc13.0.63.0.6.rc13.0.6.rc23.0.73.0.7.rc13.0.7.rc23.0.83.0.8.rc13.0.8.rc23.0.8.rc43.0.93.0.9.rc13.0.9.rc33.0.9.rc43.0.9.rc5 |
3.0.10 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/17/1
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065212.html
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github.com/rails/rails/commit/5f94b93279f6d0682fafb237c301302c107a9552
groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/cbbbba6e4f7eaf61?dmode=source&output=gplain
weblog.rubyonrails.org/2011/8/16/ann-rails-3-1-0-rc6
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731432
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2929
rubyonrails.org/2011/8/16/ann-rails-3-1-0-rc6