CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-5267

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.

3.5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

4.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/033a738817abd6e446e1b320cb7d1a5c15224e9a Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-65cv-r6x7-79hv Exploit Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/19/1 Exploit Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00019.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:actionview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:actionview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2020-03-19 06:15

Updated : 2023-02-03 04:39

NVD link : CVE-2020-5267

Mitre link : CVE-2020-5267

Products Affected

Actionview

Rubyonrails

CWE
CWE-80

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)