GHSA-vxvp-4xwc-jpp6
activesupport Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | activesupport | >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.11 | 4.1.11 |
| RubyGems | activesupport | >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.2 | 4.2.2 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in `json/encoding.rb` in Active Support in Ruby on Rails 4.1.x before 4.1.11 and 4.2.x before 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted Hash that is mishandled during JSON encoding.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3226
- https://github.com/rails/rails
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/7VlB_pck3hU/3QZrGIaQW6cJ
- https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-core/c/qBUqVlXERag/m/kuH3wQk1kxUJ
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228033946/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75231
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200517005133/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033755
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/17
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464