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Critical Rails bug could let attackers write and read files via uploaded images

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A critical vulnerability affects the Rails integration with . Crafted images uploaded to an application can be used to write arbitrary files and read sensitive files, potentially enabling lateral movement by a threat actor.

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What to do

  1. Check whether your Rails applications use Active Storage with the ImageMagick integration.
  2. Watch for vendor advisories and apply the fixed Rails version once it is published, as the article gives no specific version.

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