CVE-2007-3227: Moderate severity vulnerability that affects rails

October 24, 2017 (updated April 9, 2025)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the to_json (ActiveRecord::Base#to_json) function in Ruby on Rails before edge 9606 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the input values.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-gm25-fpmr-43fj
github.com/rails/rails
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails/CVE-2007-3227.yml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3227

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