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CVE-2020-5267: Cross-site Scripting

March 19, 2020 (updated October 5, 2020)

In ActionView there is a possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView’s JavaScript literal escape helpers. Views that use the j or escape_javascript methods may be susceptible to XSS.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5267

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 5.2.4.2, all versions starting from 6.0.0 before 6.0.2.2

Fixed versions

  • 5.2.4.2
  • 6.0.2.2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 5.2.4.2, 6.0.2.2 or above.

Impact 4.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

Source file

gem/actionview/CVE-2020-5267.yml

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