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CVE-2013-4492: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

December 7, 2013 (updated May 4, 2021)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in exceptions.rb in the i18n gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted I18n::MissingTranslationData.new call.

References

  • lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00093.html
  • weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released/
  • www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2830
  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/64076
  • github.com/svenfuchs/i18n/commit/92b57b1e4f84adcdcc3a375278f299274be62445
  • groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/pLrh6DUw998/bLFEyIO4k_EJ
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4492

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 0.6.5

Fixed versions

  • 1.0.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.0.0 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')

Source file

nuget/i18n/CVE-2013-4492.yml

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