CVE-2020-36624 ahorner text-helpers translation.rb reverse tabnabbing
Attackers can exploit reverse tabnabbing via untrusted links in the text-helpers library, potentially hijacking user sessions or redirecting them to malicious sites.
- 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-2020-36624?
CVE-2020-36624 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ahorner text-helpers, published on 22 Dec 2022. 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
A vulnerability was found in ahorner text-helpers up to 1.0.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file lib/text_helpers/translation.rb. The manipulation of the argument link leads to use of web link to untrusted target with window.opener access. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.1.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216520.
Weakness: CWE-1022
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36624?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including text_helpers. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
text_helpers RubyGems | From 1.1.0 | 1.2.0 |
text_helpers RubyGems | From 1.1.0 | 1.2.0 |
Products include Texthelpers Project Texthelpers.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36624?
Upgrade text_helpers to 1.2.0 or later.
Is CVE-2020-36624 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36624 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-74hc-57m5-83ch.