CVE-2024-26143

Rails Possible XSS Vulnerability in Action Controller

Published: Feb 27, 2024Updated: Feb 13, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-79

6.1MEDIUM

Description

Rails is a web-application framework. There is a possible XSS vulnerability when using the translation helpers in Action Controller. Applications using translation methods like translate, or t on a controller, with a key ending in "_html", a :default key which contains untrusted user input, and the resulting string is used in a view, may be susceptible to an XSS vulnerability. The vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.1 and 7.0.8.1.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

package-ecosystem

oss-project·USaka rails, ruby on rails, rubyonrails.org

rails

OSS Libraries

rails

oss-projectaka activestorage, rails-html-sanitizer

railsLibrary

OSS Libraries / web-framework

ООО «Ред Софт»

commercial·RUaka red soft

РЕД ОСOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Rails Core Team

oss-projectaka rubyonrails, actionview, rack? no, rails

Ruby on RailsLibrary

OSS Libraries / web-framework

Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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References

https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-xss-vulnerability-in-action-controller/84947

discuss.rubyonrails.org

https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4c83b331092a79d58e4adffe4be5f250fa5782cc

github.com

https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/5187a9ef51980ad1b8e81945ebe0462d28f84f9e

github.com

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