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Package details: pkg:gem/phlex@1.6.2
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Next non-vulnerable version 1.11.1
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Vulnerabilities affecting this package (4)
Vulnerability Summary Fixed by
VCID-85dg-y8nr-n3b9
Aliases:
GHSA-w67g-2h6v-vjgq
Phlex XSS protection bypass via attribute splatting, dynamic tags, and href values During a security audit conducted with Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3-Codex, we identified three specific ways to bypass the XSS (cross-site-scripting) protection built into Phlex. 1. The first bypass could happen if user-provided attributes with string keys were splatted into HTML tag, e.g. `div(**user_attributes)`. 2. The second bypass could happen if user-provided tag names were passed to the `tag` method, e.g. `tag(some_tag_name_from_user)`. 3. The third bypass could happen if user’s links were passed to `href` attributes, e.g. `a(href: user_provided_link)`. All three of these patterns are meant to be safe and all have now been patched.
1.11.1
Affected by 0 other vulnerabilities.
2.0.2
Affected by 1 other vulnerability.
2.1.3
Affected by 0 other vulnerabilities.
2.2.2
Affected by 0 other vulnerabilities.
2.3.2
Affected by 0 other vulnerabilities.
2.4.0.beta1
Affected by 1 other vulnerability.
2.4.1
Affected by 0 other vulnerabilities.
VCID-chd9-zt4b-3fey
Aliases:
CVE-2024-32463
GHSA-g7xq-xv8c-h98c
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) possible due to improper sanitisation of `href` attributes on `<a>` tags There is a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that can be exploited via maliciously crafted user data. Our filter to detect and prevent the use of the `javascript:` URL scheme in the `href` attribute of an `<a>` tag could be bypassed with tab `\t` or newline `\n` characters between the characters of the protocol, e.g. `java\tscript:`.
1.6.3
Affected by 2 other vulnerabilities.
1.7.2
Affected by 2 other vulnerabilities.
1.8.3
Affected by 2 other vulnerabilities.
1.9.2
Affected by 2 other vulnerabilities.
1.10.1
Affected by 2 other vulnerabilities.
VCID-ec9a-dkz3-ebat
Aliases:
CVE-2024-28199
GHSA-242p-4v39-2v8g
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) possible with maliciously formed HTML attribute names and values in Phlex There is a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that can be exploited via maliciously crafted user data. This was due to improper case-sensitivity in the code that was meant to prevent these attacks. ### Impact If you render an `<a>` tag with an `href` attribute set to a user-provided link, that link could potentially execute JavaScript when clicked by another user. ```ruby a(href: user_profile) { "Profile" } ``` If you splat user-provided attributes when rendering any HTML or SVG tag, malicious event attributes could be included in the output, executing JavaScript when the events are triggered by another user. ```ruby h1(**JSON.parse(user_attributes)) ``` ### Patches Patches are [available on RubyGems](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex) for all `1.x` minor versions. The patched versions are: - [1.9.1](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.9.1) - [1.8.2](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.8.2) - [1.7.1](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.7.1) - [1.6.2](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.6.2) - [1.5.2](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.5.2) - [1.4.1](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.4.1) - [1.3.3](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.3.3) - [1.2.2](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.2.2) - [1.1.1](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.1.1) - [1.0.1](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.0.1) If you are on `main`, it has been patched since [`aa50c60`](https://github.com/phlex-ruby/phlex/commit/aa50c604cdee1d0ce7ef068a4c66cbd5d43f96a1) ### Workarounds Configuring a [Content Security Policy](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Content-Security-Policy) that does not allow [`unsafe-inline`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Content-Security-Policy#unsafe-inline) would effectively prevent this vulnerability from being exploited. ### References In addition to upgrading to a patched version of Phlex, we strongly recommend configuring a Content Security Policy header that does not allow `unsafe-inline`. Here’s how you can configure a Content Security Policy header in Rails. https://guides.rubyonrails.org/security.html#content-security-policy-header
1.7.1
Affected by 4 other vulnerabilities.
1.8.2
Affected by 4 other vulnerabilities.
1.9.1
Affected by 4 other vulnerabilities.
VCID-rnfm-q1jm-jyf2
Aliases:
CVE-2024-32970
GHSA-9p57-h987-4vgx
1.9.3
Affected by 2 other vulnerabilities.
1.10.2
Affected by 2 other vulnerabilities.
Vulnerabilities fixed by this package (1)
Vulnerability Summary Aliases
VCID-ec9a-dkz3-ebat Cross-site Scripting (XSS) possible with maliciously formed HTML attribute names and values in Phlex There is a potential cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that can be exploited via maliciously crafted user data. This was due to improper case-sensitivity in the code that was meant to prevent these attacks. ### Impact If you render an `<a>` tag with an `href` attribute set to a user-provided link, that link could potentially execute JavaScript when clicked by another user. ```ruby a(href: user_profile) { "Profile" } ``` If you splat user-provided attributes when rendering any HTML or SVG tag, malicious event attributes could be included in the output, executing JavaScript when the events are triggered by another user. ```ruby h1(**JSON.parse(user_attributes)) ``` ### Patches Patches are [available on RubyGems](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex) for all `1.x` minor versions. The patched versions are: - [1.9.1](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.9.1) - [1.8.2](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.8.2) - [1.7.1](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.7.1) - [1.6.2](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.6.2) - [1.5.2](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.5.2) - [1.4.1](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.4.1) - [1.3.3](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.3.3) - [1.2.2](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.2.2) - [1.1.1](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.1.1) - [1.0.1](https://rubygems.org/gems/phlex/versions/1.0.1) If you are on `main`, it has been patched since [`aa50c60`](https://github.com/phlex-ruby/phlex/commit/aa50c604cdee1d0ce7ef068a4c66cbd5d43f96a1) ### Workarounds Configuring a [Content Security Policy](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Content-Security-Policy) that does not allow [`unsafe-inline`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Content-Security-Policy#unsafe-inline) would effectively prevent this vulnerability from being exploited. ### References In addition to upgrading to a patched version of Phlex, we strongly recommend configuring a Content Security Policy header that does not allow `unsafe-inline`. Here’s how you can configure a Content Security Policy header in Rails. https://guides.rubyonrails.org/security.html#content-security-policy-header CVE-2024-28199
GHSA-242p-4v39-2v8g

Date Actor Action Vulnerability Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-31T10:48:29.622717+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Fixing VCID-ec9a-dkz3-ebat https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/03/GHSA-242p-4v39-2v8g/GHSA-242p-4v39-2v8g.json 38.6.0
2026-05-31T10:20:43.630652+00:00 Ruby Importer Affected by VCID-85dg-y8nr-n3b9 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/phlex/GHSA-w67g-2h6v-vjgq.yml 38.6.0
2026-05-31T10:19:34.051206+00:00 Ruby Importer Affected by VCID-rnfm-q1jm-jyf2 https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/phlex/CVE-2024-32970.yml 38.6.0
2026-05-31T10:19:33.199749+00:00 Ruby Importer Affected by VCID-chd9-zt4b-3fey https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/phlex/CVE-2024-32463.yml 38.6.0
2026-05-31T10:19:31.561722+00:00 Ruby Importer Fixing VCID-ec9a-dkz3-ebat https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/phlex/CVE-2024-28199.yml 38.6.0
2026-05-31T10:19:31.219624+00:00 Ruby Importer Affected by VCID-ec9a-dkz3-ebat https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/phlex/CVE-2024-28199.yml 38.6.0
2026-05-31T01:02:25.656082+00:00 GHSA Importer Fixing VCID-ec9a-dkz3-ebat https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-242p-4v39-2v8g 38.6.0
2026-05-30T21:03:35.006130+00:00 GitLab Importer Fixing VCID-ec9a-dkz3-ebat https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/gem/phlex/CVE-2024-28199.yml 38.6.0