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CVE-2015-3226

Published: Jul 26, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.8%
Top 15.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in json/encoding.rb in Active Support in Ruby on Rails 3.x and 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.

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

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

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/17
openwall.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
debian.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75231
securityfocus.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 26, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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