Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-6684
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RedCloth library 4.2.9 for Ruby and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript: URI.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6684
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.20%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 57 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-6684
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
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nvd@nist.gov |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-6684
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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-2012-6684
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http://jgarber.lighthouseapp.com/projects/13054-redcloth/tickets/243-xss
#243 XSS - RedCloth - jgarberThird Party Advisory
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https://gist.github.com/co3k/75b3cb416c342aa1414c
gist:75b3cb416c342aa1414c ยท GitHubIssue Tracking;Patch
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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3168
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3168-1 ruby-redclothThird Party Advisory
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/50
Full Disclosure: RedCloth contains unfixed XSS vulnerability for 9 yearsExploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://co3k.org/blog/redcloth-unfixed-xss-en
RedCloth contains unfixed XSS vulnerability for 9 years - co3k.orgBroken Link
Products affected by CVE-2012-6684
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redcloth:redcloth_library:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*