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Vulnerability details: VCID-nnka-c23v-qub7
Vulnerability ID VCID-nnka-c23v-qub7
Aliases CVE-2013-6415
GHSA-6h5q-96hp-9jgm
OSV-100524
Summary actionpack vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the `number_to_currency` helper in `actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/number_helper.rb` in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.16 and 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the unit parameter.
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00079.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00080.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00081.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00082.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00003.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00013.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1794.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0008.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html
epss 0.01506 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-6415
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6h5q-96hp-9jgm
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6h5q-96hp-9jgm
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2013-6415.yml
generic_textual MODERATE https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/9WiRn2nhfq0/2K2KRB4LwCMJ
generic_textual MODERATE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/9WiRn2nhfq0
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6415
generic_textual MODERATE https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6415
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20131206180005/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64077
generic_textual MODERATE http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2888
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00079.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00080.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00081.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00082.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00013.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1794.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0008.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2013-6415.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-6415
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4389
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4491
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6414
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6415
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6417
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/402
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6h5q-96hp-9jgm
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2013-6415.yml
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/9WiRn2nhfq0/2K2KRB4LwCMJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/9WiRn2nhfq0
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6415
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6415
https://web.archive.org/web/20131206180005/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64077
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released/
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2888
1036910 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036910
RHSA-2013:1794 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1794
RHSA-2014:0008 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0008
No exploits are available.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.8147
EPSS Score 0.01506
Published At May 29, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-29T08:57:03.420501+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2017/10/GHSA-6h5q-96hp-9jgm/GHSA-6h5q-96hp-9jgm.json 38.6.0