CVE-2013-2105: Script Injection in Show In Browser gem

October 24, 2017 (updated April 13, 2025)

The Show In Browser (show_in_browser) gem 0.0.3 for Ruby allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a symlink attack on /tmp/browser.html.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84378
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9hx9-w2j6-rw76
github.com/jonleung/show_in_browser
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/show_in_browser/CVE-2013-2105.yml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2105

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