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Vulnerability details: VCID-2ece-9xu2-z7ea
Vulnerability ID VCID-2ece-9xu2-z7ea
Aliases CVE-2015-7580
GHSA-ghqm-pgxj-37gq
Summary XSS vulnerability - white list bypass Carefully crafted strings can cause user input to bypass the sanitization in the white list sanitizer which can lead to an XSS attack.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00014.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00014.html
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00024.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00024.html
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
epss 0.00163 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ghqm-pgxj-37gq
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/63903b0eaa6d2a4e1c91bc86008256c4c8335e78
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/63903b0eaa6d2a4e1c91bc86008256c4c8335e78
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/uh--W4TDwmI/m_CVZtdbFQAJ
generic_textual MODERATE https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/uh--W4TDwmI/m_CVZtdbFQAJ
cvssv3 6.1 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/uh--W4TDwmI
cvssv2 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7580
cvssv3 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7580
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7580
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7580
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20160128075017/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20160128075017/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/15
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/15
Reference id Reference type URL
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
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7580
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7580
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/63903b0eaa6d2a4e1c91bc86008256c4c8335e78
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/uh--W4TDwmI/m_CVZtdbFQAJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/uh--W4TDwmI
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7580
https://web.archive.org/web/20160128075017/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/15
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
812814 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=812814
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:html_sanitizer:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:html_sanitizer:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta1.1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
GHSA-ghqm-pgxj-37gq https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ghqm-pgxj-37gq
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00014.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00024.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/63903b0eaa6d2a4e1c91bc86008256c4c8335e78
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/uh--W4TDwmI/m_CVZtdbFQAJ
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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7580
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7580
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7580
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20160128075017/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/15
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.3723
EPSS Score 0.00163
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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