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CVE-2013-1855: XSS vulnerability in sanitize_css in Action Pack

March 19, 2013 (updated August 8, 2019)

Carefully crafted text can bypass the sanitization provided in the sanitize_css method in Action Pack.

References

  • groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.3.18, all versions starting from 2.4.0 before 3.1.12, all versions starting from 3.2.0 before 3.2.13

Fixed versions

  • 2.3.18
  • 3.1.12
  • 3.2.13

Solution

Upgrade, patches and workarounds available (see source)

Impact 4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Learn more about CVSS

Weakness

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

Source file

gem/actionpack/CVE-2013-1855.yml

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