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CVE-2020-15169

XSS in Action View

Published: Sep 11, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79
NVD MITRE
5.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.4%
Top 18.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In Action View before versions 5.2.4.4 and 6.0.3.3 there is a potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Action View's translation helpers. Views that allow the user to control the default (not found) value of the `t` and `translate` helpers could be susceptible to XSS attacks. When an HTML-unsafe string is passed as the default for a missing translation key named html or ending in _html, the default string is incorrectly marked as HTML-safe and not escaped. This is patched in versions 6.0.3.3 and 5.2.4.4. A workaround without upgrading is proposed in the source advisory.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

action viewaction view project
On-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / forum-wiki
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
actionviewRubyGemsOSS Libraries
actionviewrails
Library
OSS Libraries / web-framework
action view projectoss-projectWeb & CMS Pluginsaka action view
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
railsoss-projectOSS Librariesaka rails-html-sanitizer, activestorage
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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://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-cfjv-5498-mph5
github.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00015.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/
lists.fedoraproject.org
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Timeline

Published
Sep 11, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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