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WS-2015-0038
April 07, 2015
Redcarpet Gem for Ruby contains a flaw that allows a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This flaw exists because the parse_inline() function in markdown.c does not validate input before returning it to users
Related Resources (3)
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/b51605eae47451b47316dd76522fda0b1b5b940c/gems/redcarpet/OSVDB-120415.yml
http://danlec.com/blog/bug-in-sundown-and-redcarpet
http://rubysec.com/advisories/OSVDB-120415/
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE