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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-w37c-q653-qg95
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-w37c-q653-qg95
Aliases CVE-2013-6416
Summary actionpack Cross-site Scripting vulnerability Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the simple_format helper in `actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb` in Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted HTML attribute.
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
https://github.com/rails/rails
https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4b4f5847f64f81c961625e647711ef9f6ad1a454
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2013-6416.yml
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/5ZI1-H5OoIM/ZNq4FoR2GnIJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/5ZI1-H5OoIM
https://web.archive.org/web/20200228165109/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64071
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released
CVE-2013-6416 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6416

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Patch URL
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