VDB-76407 · CVE-2015-2963 · BID 75304

Thoughtbot Paperclip Gem up to 4.2.1 on Ruby Upload cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Thoughtbot Paperclip Gem up to 4.2.1 on Ruby (Ruby Gem). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Upload Handler. 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:

The thoughtbot paperclip gem before 4.2.2 for Ruby does not consider the content-type value during media-type validation, which allows remote attackers to upload HTML documents and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a spoofed value, as demonstrated by image/jpeg.

The weakness was disclosed 07/10/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at robots.thoughtbot.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2963 since 04/07/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84322 (FreeBSD : rubygem-paperclip -- validation bypass vulnerabilitiy (0f154810-16e4-11e5-a1cf-002590263bf5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 4.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84322), SecurityFocus (BID 75304†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51155†). The entries VDB-151791, VDB-154126, VDB-158573 and VDB-158833 are pretty similar.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 84322
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : rubygem-paperclip -- validation bypass vulnerabilitiy (0f154810-16e4-11e5-a1cf-002590263bf5)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Thoughtbot Paperclip Gem 4.2.2
Patch: github.com

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06/18/2015 +72 days 🔍
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07/10/2015 +22 days 🔍
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Advisory: 9aee4112f36058cd28d5fe4a006d6981bd1eda57
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-2963 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 75304 - Ruby On Rails Paperclip CVE-2015-2963 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 51155 - Rubygem Paperclip before 4.2.2 Remote XSS via a Spoofed Value, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/12/2015 17:13
Updated: 05/31/2022 08:17
Changes: 07/12/2015 17:13 (60), 07/12/2017 12:11 (4), 05/31/2022 08:12 (4), 05/31/2022 08:17 (1)
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