Active Admin up to 3.2.1/4.0.0.beta6 on Ruby on Rails cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Active Admin up to 3.2.1/4.0.0.beta6 on Ruby on Rails. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-37031. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Active Admin up to 3.2.1/4.0.0.beta6 on Ruby on Rails. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. 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 Active Admin (aka activeadmin) framework before 3.2.2 for Ruby on Rails allows stored XSS in certain situations where users can create entities (to be later edited in forms) with arbitrary names, aka a "dynamic form legends" issue. 4.0.0.beta7 is also a fixed version.

The advisory is shared at rubygems.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-37031 since 05/31/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. 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.

Upgrading to version 3.2.2 or 4.0.0.beta7 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Active Admin 3.2.2/4.0.0.beta7

Timelineinfo

05/31/2024 🔍
06/03/2024 +3 days 🔍
06/03/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2025 +296 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-9mg6-x45v-hcfm
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-37031 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-37031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-266865

Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2024 08:38
Updated: 03/26/2025 19:29
Changes: 06/03/2024 08:38 (55), 06/03/2024 11:15 (1), 10/27/2024 16:55 (12), 03/26/2025 19:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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