Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting rails package, versions <2:5.2.4.1+dfsg-2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-RAILS-1558730
  • published19 Mar 2020
  • disclosed19 Mar 2020

Introduced: 19 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-5267  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-80  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 rails to version 2:5.2.4.1+dfsg-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rails package and not the rails package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ActionView before versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2, there is a possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView's JavaScript literal escape helpers. Views that use the j or escape_javascript methods may be susceptible to XSS attacks. The issue is fixed in versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2.

CVSS Scores

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