CVE-2012-3465 actionpack Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via malformed markup in the strip_tags helper, requiring user interaction to execute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-3465?
CVE-2012-3465 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Rubyonrails Rails, published on 10 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/sanitize_helper.rb in the strip_tags helper in Ruby on Rails before 3.0.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, and 3.2.x before 3.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via malformed HTML markup.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3465?
8 open source packages ship an affected version, including actionpack. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
actionpack RubyGems | All versions | 2.3.16 |
actionpack RubyGems | All versions | 2.3.16 |
actionpack RubyGems | From 3.0.0.beta | 3.0.17 |
actionpack RubyGems | From 3.0.0.beta | 3.0.17 |
actionpack RubyGems | From 3.1.0 | 3.1.8 |
actionpack RubyGems | From 3.1.0 | 3.1.8 |
2 more packages
actionpack RubyGems | From 3.2.0 | 3.2.8 |
actionpack RubyGems | From 3.2.0 | 3.2.8 |
Products include Rubyonrails Rails, Rubyonrails Ruby on Rails.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3465?
Upgrade actionpack to a fixed version for your release line: 2.3.16, 3.0.17, 3.1.8 or 3.2.8.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2012-3465 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3465 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3465, GHSA-7g65-ghrg-hpf5.