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CVE-2013-0256

darkfish.js in RDoc 2.3.0 through 3.12 and 4.x before 4.0.0.preview2.1, as used in Ruby, does not properly generate documents, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) at...

Published: Mar 1, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.6%
Top 12.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

RDoc contains XSS vulnerability

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

rdocRubyGemsOSS Libraries
rdocruby-lang
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
rubyruby-lang
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
ruby-langoss-projectOSS Librariesaka ruby, rexml
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0256
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/rdoc/rdoc/commit/ffa87887ee0517793df7541629a470e331f9fe60
github.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907820
bugzilla.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 1, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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