CVE-2011-0446: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
(updated )
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.
References
- groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/365b8a23b76a6b4a?dmode=source&output=gplain
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057650.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055074.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055088.html
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2247
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-75w6-p6mg-vh8j
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/abe97736b8316f1b714cac56c115c0779aa73217
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/e3dd2107c57a8efaaea5d61cf8da65f7444760b2
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2011-0446.yml
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionview/CVE-2011-0446.yml
- groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/8CpI7egxX4E/m/SmtqtyOKWzYJ
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0446
- web.archive.org/web/20111225083933/http://secunia.com/advisories/43274
- web.archive.org/web/20111225083933/http://secunia.com/advisories/43666
- web.archive.org/web/20120527023027/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46291
- web.archive.org/web/20200812054342/http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025064
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