CVE-2018-1000078: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
(updated )
RubyGems version Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and earlier, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and earlier, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and earlier, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in gem server display of homepage attribute that can result in XSS. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must browse to a malicious gem on a vulnerable gem server. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.
References
- blog.rubygems.org/2018/02/15/2.7.6-released.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0542
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0591
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0663
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-87qx-g5wg-mwmj
- github.com/jruby/jruby/commit/0b06b48ab4432237ce5fc1bef47f2c6bcf7843f7
- github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/5971b486d4dbb2bad5d3445b3801c456eb0ce183
- github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/66a28b9275551384fdab45f3591a82d6b59952cb
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00000.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00001.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00023.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00028.html
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000078
- usn.ubuntu.com/3621-1/
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4219
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259
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