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CVE-2020-5267

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Date: March 19, 2020

In ActionView before versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2, there is a possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView's JavaScript literal escape helpers. Views that use the "j" or "escape_javascript" methods may be susceptible to XSS attacks. The issue is fixed in versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2.

Language: Ruby

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Related Resources (12)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-5267
https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-65cv-r6x7-79hv
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5267
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00022.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/19/1
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/55reWMM_Pg8
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionview/CVE-2020-5267.yml
https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/033a738817abd6e446e1b320cb7d1a5c15224e9a
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00019.html
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2020-5267

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

CWE-80

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): HIGH
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): CHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): SINGLE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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