Vulnerability Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rails-html-sanitizer gem 1.0.2 for Ruby on Rails 4.2.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTML entity that is mishandled by the Rails::Html::FullSanitizer class.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rubyonrails | Html Sanitizer | <= 1.0.2 |
| Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178046.h
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178064.h
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/12
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
- https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/49dfc1584c5b8e35a4ffabf8356
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/OU9ugTZcbjc/uk
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178046.h
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178064.h
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00024.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/12
FAQ
What is CVE-2015-7579?
CVE-2015-7579 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rails-html-sanitizer gem 1.0.2 for Ruby on Rails 4.2.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTML entity that is...
How severe is CVE-2015-7579?
CVE-2015-7579 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2015-7579?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Rubyonrails Html Sanitizer, Rubyonrails Rails.