Ruby on Rails 3.0.16/3.1.7/3.2.7 HTML Escaping HTML injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails 3.0.16/3.1.7/3.2.7. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTML Escaping. This manipulation causes HTML injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3464. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails 3.0.16/3.1.7/3.2.7 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component HTML Escaping. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a html injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/output_safety.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.0.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, and 3.2.x before 3.2.8 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving a (quote) character.

The weakness was shared 08/09/2012 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at groups.google.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3464 since 06/14/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74762 (openSUSE Security Update : rubygem-actionpack-2_3 / rubygem-activesupport-2_3 (openSUSE-SU-2012:1218-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166687 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for rubygem-activesupport-2_3 (SUSE-SU-2013:0209-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.0.17, 3.1.8,3.2.8 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 (77571), Tenable (74762), SecurityFocus (BID 54958†), OSVDB (84516†) and Secunia (SA50128†). The entries VDB-5926 and VDB-5928 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: HTML injection
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 74762
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : rubygem-actionpack-2_3 / rubygem-activesupport-2_3 (openSUSE-SU-2012:1218-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892655
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2655-1 (rails - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 3.0.17, 3.1.8,3.2.8

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: groups.google.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3464 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3464
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5929

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X-Force: 77571
SecurityFocus: 54958 - Ruby on Rails CVE-2012-3464 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 50128 - Ruby on Rails Three Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 84516
Vulnerability Center: 36068 - Ruby on Rails Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability via Vectors Involving a \x27 (quote) Character, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2012 17:48
Updated: 03/27/2021 10:28
Changes: 08/15/2012 17:48 (74), 04/16/2017 11:25 (11), 03/27/2021 10:28 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:087:103

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