CVE-2024-26143
Rails Possible XSS Vulnerability in Action Controller
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Description
Rails is a web-application framework. There is a possible XSS vulnerability when using the translation helpers in Action Controller. Applications using translation methods like translate, or t on a controller, with a key ending in "_html", a :default key which contains untrusted user input, and the resulting string is used in a view, may be susceptible to an XSS vulnerability. The vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.1 and 7.0.8.1.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-xss-vulnerability-in-action-controller/84947
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4c83b331092a79d58e4adffe4be5f250fa5782cc
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/5187a9ef51980ad1b8e81945ebe0462d28f84f9e
- https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-9822-6m93-xqf4
References (6)
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
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