Vulnerability Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/output_safety.rb in Ruby on Rails 2.x before 2.3.13, 3.0.x before 3.0.10, and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a malformed Unicode string, related to a "UTF-8 escaping vulnerability."
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rubyonrails | Rails | 2.0.0 |
| Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.0.4 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/f1d2749773db9f21?dmode=sPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065114.
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065189.
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-September/065212.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45917
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2011/8/16/ann-rails-3-1-0-rc6Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/17/1Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/11Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/20/1Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/13Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/14
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/22/5Patch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731435Patch
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/bfc432574d0b141fd7fe759edfe9b6771dd306bdPatch
- http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/f1d2749773db9f21?dmode=sPatch
FAQ
What is CVE-2011-2932?
CVE-2011-2932 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/output_safety.rb in Ruby on Rails 2.x before 2.3.13, 3.0.x before 3.0.10, and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc5 allows...
How severe is CVE-2011-2932?
CVE-2011-2932 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2011-2932?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Rubyonrails Rails, Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails.