Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-4214
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the strip_tags function in Ruby on Rails before 2.2.s, and 2.3.x before 2.3.5, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving non-printing ASCII characters, related to HTML::Tokenizer and actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/node.rb.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2009-4214
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4214
0.32%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 67 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-4214
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4.3
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
|
2.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-4214
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-4214
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/08/3
oss-security - Re: CVE request: ruby on rails XSS Weakness in strip_tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37142
Patch
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00004.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:006
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023245
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http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/11/30/ruby-on-rails-2-3-5-released
Ruby on Rails — Ruby on Rails 2.3.5 Released
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http://github.com/rails/rails/commit/bfe032858077bb2946abe25e95e485ba6da86bd5
Make sure strip_tags removes tags which start with a non-printable ch… · rails/rails@bfe0328 · GitHubPatch
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/27/2
oss-security - CVE request: ruby on rails XSS Weakness in strip_tags
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http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/browse_thread/thread/4d4f71f2aef4c0ab?pli=1
XSS Weakness in strip_tags
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
About the security content of Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 - Apple Support
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3352
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudPatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2260
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2260-1 rails
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
Apple - Lists.apple.com
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http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2301
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2301-2 rails
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