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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-j838-vfpq-fmf2
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-j838-vfpq-fmf2
Aliases CVE-2013-1857
Summary actionpack Cross-site Scripting vulnerability The sanitize helper in `lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/sanitizer.rb` in the Action Pack component in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.18, 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.12, and 3.2.x before 3.2.13 does not properly handle encoded `:` (colon) characters in URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted scheme name, as demonstrated by including a `:` sequence.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00072.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00073.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00013.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0698.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html
https://github.com/rails/rails
https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/78b9817a5943f6d6?dmode=source&output=gplain
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
https://web.archive.org/web/20130609174600/http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20131109010518/http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/3/18/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-13-3-1-12-and-2-3-18-have-been-released
CVE-2013-1857 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1857

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Patch URL
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