Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.4 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.4. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-1098. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby on Rails up to 3.0.4 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.12, 3.1.x before 3.1.4, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving a SafeBuffer object that is manipulated through certain methods.

The weakness was published 03/13/2012 as Bug 799275 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1098 since 02/14/2012. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58311 (Fedora 17 : rubygem-actionpack-3.0.11-2.fc17 / rubygem-activesupport-3.0.11-3.fc17 (2012-3166)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73618), Tenable (58311), SecurityFocus (BID 52264†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34791†). Similar entry is available at VDB-60416. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 58311
Nessus Name: Fedora 17 : rubygem-actionpack-3.0.11-2.fc17 / rubygem-activesupport-3.0.11-3.fc17 (2012-3166)
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OpenVAS ID: 864619
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for rubygem-actionpack FEDORA-2012-11353
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02/14/2012 🔍
03/02/2012 +17 days 🔍
03/12/2012 +10 days 🔍
03/13/2012 +1 days 🔍
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04/03/2012 +21 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1084 days 🔍
11/30/2021 +2444 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 799275
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-1098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60415
X-Force: 73618
SecurityFocus: 52264 - Ruby on Rails Multple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 34791 - Ruby on Rails 3.0-3.0.11, 3.1-3.1.3 and 3.2-3.2.1 XSS Vulnerability via SafeBuffer Object, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/30/2021 14:58
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/10/2017 18:02 (10), 11/30/2021 14:58 (3)
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