Action Text up to 7.2.0.beta1/7.1.3.3 on Ruby on Rails ContentAttachment cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Action Text up to 7.2.0.beta1/7.1.3.3 on Ruby on Rails. The impacted element is the function ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment. The manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-32464. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Action Text up to 7.2.0.beta1/7.1.3.3 on Ruby on Rails. Affected is the function ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Action Text brings rich text content and editing to Rails. Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.4 and 7.2.0.beta2.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-32464 since 04/12/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 7.1.3.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e215bf3360e6dfe1497c1503a495e384ed6b0995 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Action Text 7.1.3.4
Patch: e215bf3360e6dfe1497c1503a495e384ed6b0995

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04/12/2024 🔍
06/05/2024 +54 days 🔍
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03/26/2025 +294 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-32464 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-32464
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-267120

Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2024 03:50
Updated: 03/26/2025 06:14
Changes: 06/05/2024 03:50 (67), 06/06/2024 02:28 (1), 06/12/2024 17:24 (11), 03/26/2025 06:14 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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