CVE-2015-7578 : Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rails-html-sanitizer gem before 1.0.3 for Ruby on Rails 4.2.x and 5.x al

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rails-html-sanitizer gem before 1.0.3 for Ruby on Rails 4.2.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted tag attributes.

Published 2016-02-16 02:59:02

Updated 2019-08-08 15:16:49

Source Red Hat, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7578

EPSS FAQ

0.30%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 65 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2015-7578

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
6.1	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE ids for CVE-2015-7578

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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-2015-7578

https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/uh--W4TDwmI/ygHE7hlZEgAJ
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178046.html

[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.1-2.fc22

CVEs referencing this url
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00024.html

[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0391-1: important: Security update for

CVEs referencing this url
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html

[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1146-1: important: Security update for

CVEs referencing this url
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/11

oss-security - [CVE-2015-7578] Possible XSS vulnerability in rails-html-sanitizer
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816

Rails Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Determine Passwords, Modify Records, Bypass Security Restrictions, Deny Service, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker

CVEs referencing this url
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00014.html

[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:0356-1: important: Security update

CVEs referencing this url
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178064.html

[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: rubygem-rails-html-sanitizer-1.0.3-1.fc23

CVEs referencing this url
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/297161e29a3e11186ce4c02bf7defc088bf544d4

Define a less permissive list of tags and attributes · rails/rails-html-sanitizer@297161e · GitHub

Products affected by CVE-2015-7578

Rubyonrails » Html Sanitizer » For Ruby
Versions up to, including, (<=) 1.0.2
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:html_sanitizer:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.0
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.0 Update Beta1
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.0 Update Beta2
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.0 Update Beta3
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.0 Update Beta4
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.0 Update RC1
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.0 Update RC2
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.0 Update RC3
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.1
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.1 Update RC1
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.1 Update RC2
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.1 Update RC3
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.1 Update RC4
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.2
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.3
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.3 Update RC1
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.4
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.4 Update RC1
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.5
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.5 Update RC1
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.5 Update RC2
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.5.1
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.5.2
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 4.2.6 Update RC1
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 5.0.0 Update Beta1
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 5.0.0 Update Beta1.1
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 5.0.0 Update Beta2
When used together with: Rubyonrails » Rails » Version: 5.0.0 Update Beta3

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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-7578

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7578

CVSS scores for CVE-2015-7578

CWE ids for CVE-2015-7578

References for CVE-2015-7578

Products affected by CVE-2015-7578