GitHub Advisoryadvisory · RubyGems
GHSA-8mfv-xhp5-48q9 Cassandra Web - Remote File Read
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2020-36939
- Ecosystem
- RubyGems
- Packages
- cassandra-web
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22
- Reviewed
- 2026-09-08
Affected packages
• RubyGems cassandra-web: <= 0.5.0 (no fix yet)
Description
Cassandra Web 0.5.0 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by manipulating path traversal parameters. Attackers can exploit the disabled Rack::Protection module to read sensitive system files like /etc/passwd and retrieve Apache Cassandra database credentials.
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Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2020-36939 Cassandra Web 0.5.0 contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36939 advisory
- https://github.com/avalanche123/cassandra-web package
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/cassandra-web/CVE-2020-36939.yml web
- https://rubygems.org/gems/cassandra-web/versions/0.5.0 web
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49362 web
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cassandra-web-remote-file-read web