Ruby on Rails up to 2.3.1 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails up to 2.3.1. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3009. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117331 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2010-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1)).

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 Secunia (SA36600†). Similar entry is available at VDB-51153. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 2.3.2

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08/29/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3009 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3009
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49845

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X-Force: 53036
SecurityFocus: 36278 - Ruby on Rails Form Helpers Unicode String Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 36600
OSVDB: 57666 - Ruby on Rails Malformed Unicode String XSS
SecurityTracker: 1022824
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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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/06/2025 08:43
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/15/2017 09:21 (9), 08/22/2021 07:38 (4), 08/22/2021 07:44 (1), 11/29/2024 17:43 (17), 02/02/2025 04:10 (2), 04/06/2025 08:43 (1)
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