CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-15169

In Action View before versions 5.2.4.4 and 6.0.3.3 there is a potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Action View's translation helpers. Views that allow the user to control the default (not found) value of the `t` and `translate` helpers could be susceptible to XSS attacks. When an HTML-unsafe string is passed as the default for a missing translation key named html or ending in _html, the default string is incorrectly marked as HTML-safe and not escaped. This is patched in versions 6.0.3.3 and 5.2.4.4. A workaround without upgrading is proposed in the source advisory.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

6.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-cfjv-5498-mph5 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4766 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:action_view_project:action_view:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:action_view_project:action_view:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-09-11 04:15

Updated : 2020-12-08 06:58

NVD link : CVE-2020-15169

Mitre link : CVE-2020-15169

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-79