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Vulnerability details: VCID-mjgj-1qu6-bbb8
Vulnerability ID VCID-mjgj-1qu6-bbb8
Aliases CVE-2015-7578
GHSA-59c7-4xj2-hgvw
Summary Possible XSS vulnerability in rails-html-sanitizer There is a possible XSS vulnerability in rails-html-sanitizer. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2015-7578. Versions Affected: All. Not affected: None. Fixed Versions: 1.0.3 Impact ------ There is a possible XSS vulnerability in rails-html-sanitizer. Certain attributes are not removed from tags when they are sanitized, and these attributes can lead to an XSS attack on target applications. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately. Releases -------- The FIXED releases are available at the normal locations. Workarounds ----------- There are no feasible workarounds for this issue. Patches ------- To aid users who aren't able to upgrade immediately we have provided patches for the two supported release series. They are in git-am format and consist of a single changeset. * 1-0-sanitize_data_attributes.patch - Patch for 1.0 series Credits ------- Thanks to Ben Murphy and Marien for reporting this.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
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
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178046.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178046.html
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178064.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178064.html
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 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
epss 0.00383 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2015-7578
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-59c7-4xj2-hgvw
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/297161e29a3e11186ce4c02bf7defc088bf544d4
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/297161e29a3e11186ce4c02bf7defc088bf544d4
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/uh--W4TDwmI/ygHE7hlZEgAJ
generic_textual MODERATE https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/uh--W4TDwmI/ygHE7hlZEgAJ
cvssv3 6.1 https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/uh--W4TDwmI
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7578
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7578
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/2016/01/25/11
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/11
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178046.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178064.html
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-2015-7578
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7578
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer
https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/297161e29a3e11186ce4c02bf7defc088bf544d4
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/uh--W4TDwmI/ygHE7hlZEgAJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/uh--W4TDwmI
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7578
https://web.archive.org/web/20160128075017/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/11
812814 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=812814
GHSA-59c7-4xj2-hgvw https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-59c7-4xj2-hgvw
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.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178046.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.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178064.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/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/297161e29a3e11186ce4c02bf7defc088bf544d4
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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=ruby-security-ann/uh--W4TDwmI/ygHE7hlZEgAJ
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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-2015-7578
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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
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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/2016/01/25/11
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.58824
EPSS Score 0.00383
Published At Aug. 7, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:04:53.049540+00:00 Ruby Importer Import https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails-html-sanitizer/CVE-2015-7578.yml 37.0.0