# CVE-2013-4492: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in exceptions.rb in the i18n gem before 0.6.6 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary

- Also known as: GHSA-R5HC-9XX5-97RW
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.6.6
- Published: 2013-12-07 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- i18n (RubyGems): fixed in 0.6.6

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in exceptions.rb in the i18n gem before 0.6.6 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted I18n::MissingTranslationData.new call.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, i18n, upgrade to a fixed version (0.6.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00093.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64076
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/pLrh6DUw998/bLFEyIO4k_EJ
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2830
- https://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n/commit/92b57b1e4f84adcdcc3a375278f299274be62445

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