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CVE-2018-16471

Published: Nov 13, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79
6.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.9%
Top 22.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

There is a possible XSS vulnerability in Rack before 2.0.6 and 1.6.11. Carefully crafted requests can impact the data returned by the `scheme` method on `Rack::Request`. Applications that expect the scheme to be limited to 'http' or 'https' and do not escape the return value could be vulnerable to an XSS attack. Note that applications using the normal escaping mechanisms provided by Rails may not impacted, but applications that bypass the escaping mechanisms, or do not use them may be vulnerable.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special Edition для «Эльбрус»On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Rack
oss-project
RackLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
RubyGems
package-ecosystem
rack
OSS Libraries
rack project
oss-projectaka rack
rackLibrary
OSS Libraries / rubygems
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rubyonrails-security/GKsAFT924Ag
groups.google.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00022.html
lists.debian.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00032.html
lists.opensuse.org
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