Ruby-i18n 0.6.5 MissingTranslationData.new cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby-i18n i18n 0.6.5. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is the function I18n::MissingTranslationData.new. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-4492. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ruby-i18n i18n 0.6.5 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function I18n::MissingTranslationData.new. 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 exceptions.rb in the i18n gem before 0.6.6 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted I18n::MissingTranslationData.new call.

The weakness was presented 12/06/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at weblog.rubyonrails.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4492 since 06/12/2013. 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 known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71546 (Fedora 20 : rubygem-i18n-0.6.4-3.fc20 (2013-23034)), 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 166602 (OpenSuSE Security Update for rubygem-i18n, rubygem-i18n-0_6 (openSUSE-SU-2013:1930-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (89434), Tenable (71546), SecurityFocus (BID 64076†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42767†). See VDB-11373, VDB-11374, VDB-11375 and VDB-11376 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 71546
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : rubygem-i18n-0.6.4-3.fc20 (2013-23034)
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OpenVAS ID: 702830
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2830-1 (ruby-i18n - cross-site scripting
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: i18n 0.6.5
Patch: github.com

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Advisory: dsa-2830
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4492 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4492
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65653

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X-Force: 89434
SecurityFocus: 64076
Vulnerability Center: 42767 - Ruby I18n Gem Before 0.5.1 and 0.6 Through 0.6.5 Remote Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability via a Crafted New Call, Medium

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Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 12/25/2024 15:05
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (67), 05/18/2017 17:50 (3), 01/11/2022 08:33 (4), 01/11/2022 08:36 (1), 01/11/2022 08:41 (1), 12/25/2024 15:05 (20)
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