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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Ruby on Rails up to 2.3.1 (Programming Language Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ruby on Rails 2.x before 2.2.3, and 2.3.x before 2.3.4, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by placing malformed Unicode strings into a form helper.
The weakness was published 09/04/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3009. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42128 (Fedora 11 : rubygem-actionmailer-2.3.2-3.fc11 / rubygem-actionpack-2.3.2-2.fc11 / etc (2009-10484)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 2.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53036), Tenable (42128), SecurityFocus (BID 36278†), OSVDB (57666†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23589†). Similar entry is available at VDB-51153.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 42128
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : rubygem-actionmailer-2.3.2-3.fc11 / rubygem-actionpack-2.3.2-2.fc11 / etc (2009-10484)
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OpenVAS ID: 64919
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1887-1 (rails)
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 2.3.2
Timeline
08/29/2009 🔍09/04/2009 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: vupen.com⛔Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3009 (🔍)
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X-Force: 53036
SecurityFocus: 36278 - Ruby on Rails Form Helpers Unicode String Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 57666 - Ruby on Rails Malformed Unicode String XSS
Vulnerability Center: 23589 - Ruby on Rails 2- 2.2.2, and 2.3- 2.3.3 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PMUpdated: 08/22/2021 07:44 AM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (64), 02/15/2017 09:21 AM (9), 08/22/2021 07:38 AM (4), 08/22/2021 07:44 AM (1)
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