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CVE-2017-14506: Cross-site Scripting

September 25, 2017 (updated October 17, 2019)

geminabox (aka Gem in a Box) has an XSS, as demonstrated by uploading a gem file that has a crafted gem.homepage value in its .gemspec file.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14506

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 0.13.5

Fixed versions

  • 0.13.6

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.13.6 or above.

Impact 5.4 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

gem/geminabox/CVE-2017-14506.yml

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