Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.3 Helper Method cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.3. This impacts an unknown function of the component Helper Method. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-4319. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.3 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Helper Method. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the i18n translations helper method in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.11 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2, and the rails_xss plugin in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to a translations string whose name ends with an "html" substring.

The weakness was published 11/28/2011 (Website). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-4319 since 11/04/2011. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 3.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71364), SecurityFocus (BID 50722†), OSVDB (77199†), SecurityTracker (ID 1026342†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34143†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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OpenVAS ID: 863709
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for rubygem-actionpack FEDORA-2012-0626
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ruby on Rails 3.0.4

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11/04/2011 🔍
11/17/2011 +13 days 🔍
11/18/2011 +1 days 🔍
11/28/2011 +10 days 🔍
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12/28/2011 +30 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1181 days 🔍
04/09/2017 +748 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-4319 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4319
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59530
X-Force: 71364
SecurityFocus: 50722 - Ruby on Rails Translate Helper Method Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 77199
SecurityTracker: 1026342 - Ruby on Rails Input Validation Flaw in Translate Helper Method Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 34143 - Ruby on Rails 3.0.x, 3.1.x and 2.3.x i18n Translation Helper XSS Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 04/09/2017 13:10
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (55), 04/09/2017 13:10 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:9BF:103

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