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CVE-2011-0446

Published: Feb 14, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.4%
Top 18.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the mail_to helper in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.11, and 3.x before 3.0.4, when javascript encoding is used, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted (1) name or (2) email value.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

n/an/a
actionpackRubyGemsOSS Libraries
actionviewRubyGemsOSS Libraries
railsrubyonrailsOSS Libraries
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
rubyonrailsoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka rails, ruby on rails, rubyonrails.org

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0587
vupen.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055088.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46291
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Feb 14, 2011
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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