Rack · Rack · CVE-2013-0262
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Rack versions 1.4.x through 1.4.4
Rack versions 1.5.x through 1.5.1
**Description**
The issue allows attackers to access arbitrary files outside the intended root directory via a crafted `PATH INFO` environment variable, probably a directory traversal vulnerability that is remotely exploitable, also known as "symlink path traversals."
**Recommendations**
For Rack versions 1.4.x through 1.4.4, update to version 1.4.5 or later.
For Rack versions 1.5.x through 1.5.1, update to version 1.5.2 or later.