Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc package, versions <1:4.0.2-8.el7
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- published26 Mar 2023
- disclosed11 Aug 2016
Introduced: 11 Aug 2016
CVE-2016-6316 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc to version 1:4.0.2-8.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:1857.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc package and not the ror40-rubygem-actionpack-doc package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.22.3, 4.x before 4.2.7.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.1 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via text declared as "HTML safe" and used as attribute values in tag handlers.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6316
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1855.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1856.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1857.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1858.html
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/8/11/Rails-5-0-0-1-4-2-7-2-and-3-2-22-3-have-been-released/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3651
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92430
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/8B2iV2tPRSE
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-6316
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ruby-security-ann/8B2iV2tPRSE