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CVE-2009-3009: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

October 24, 2017 (updated September 7, 2021)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ruby on Rails 2.x before 2.2.3, and 2.3.x before 2.3.4, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by placing malformed Unicode strings into a form helper.

References

  • bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=545063
  • groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/7f57cd7794e1d1b4?dmode=source
  • lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
  • lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
  • secunia.com/advisories/36600
  • secunia.com/advisories/36717
  • securitytracker.com/id?1022824
  • support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
  • weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/9/4/xss-vulnerability-in-ruby-on-rails
  • www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1887
  • www.osvdb.org/57666
  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/36278
  • www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2544
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53036
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-8qrh-h9m2-5fvf
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3009

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.0.0 before 2.2.3, all versions starting from 2.3.0 before 2.3.4

Fixed versions

  • 2.2.3
  • 2.3.4

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.2.3, 2.3.4 or above.

Impact 4.3 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

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

Source file

gem/rails/CVE-2009-3009.yml

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