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CVE-2013-6416 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/5ZI1-H5OoIM/ZNq4FoR2GnIJ CVE
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released/ CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64071 CVE
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/5ZI1-H5OoIM/ZNq4FoR2GnIJ [email protected]
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released/ [email protected]

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
rubyonrails rails
<= 4.0.1
4.0.0 -
4.0.0 beta
4.0.0 rc1
4.0.0 rc2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.0.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-6416
NVD Published Date:
Dec 7, 2013
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2013-6416 Details - Not Deferred