Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.3. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2011-0446. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.3 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as problematic. 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the mail_to helper in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.11, and 3.x before 3.0.4, when javascript encoding is used, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted (1) name or (2) email value.

The weakness was released 02/14/2011 by Brendan Coles (Rick) with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared at groups.google.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0446. 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 52557 (Fedora 13 : rubygem-actionpack-2.3.5-4.fc13 (2011-2138)), 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 3.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (52557), SecurityFocus (BID 46291†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025064†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29903†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-56482. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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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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Nessus ID: 52557
Nessus Name: Fedora 13 : rubygem-actionpack-2.3.5-4.fc13 (2011-2138)
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OpenVAS ID: 69954
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2247-1 (rails)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 3.0.4

Timelineinfo

01/13/2011 🔍
02/09/2011 +27 days 🔍
02/09/2011 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2011 +5 days 🔍
02/14/2011 +0 days 🔍
02/22/2011 +8 days 🔍
03/07/2011 +13 days 🔍
03/20/2015 +1474 days 🔍
08/03/2024 +3424 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: dsa-2247
Researcher: Brendan Coles (Rick)
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2011-0446 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0446
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56481

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SecurityFocus: 46291 - Ruby on Rails Cross Site Scripting and Cross Request Forgery Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 43274
SecurityTracker: 1025064
Vulnerability Center: 29903 - Ruby on Rails Before 2.3.11 and 3.0 Before 3.0.4 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 08/03/2024 10:55
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (59), 03/16/2017 15:32 (12), 10/17/2021 05:12 (5), 10/17/2021 05:24 (1), 10/17/2021 05:35 (1), 08/03/2024 10:55 (16)
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