CVE-2019-5418

Vulnerability details

Rails Ruby on Rails contains a path traversal vulnerability in Action View. Specially crafted accept headers in combination with calls to `render file:` can cause arbitrary files on the target server to be rendered, disclosing the file contents.

Added to CISA KEV: 2025-07-07

Ransomware campaign use: Unknown

CISA due date: 2025-07-28

Defensive guidance from CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

This is the source's required-action field, not an independently validated patch procedure. Refer to the vendor for exact affected versions and fixes.