# CVE-2013-6459: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the will\_paginate gem before 3.0.5 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scri

- Also known as: GHSA-8R6H-7X9G-XMW9
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.5
- Published: 2013-12-31 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- will\_paginate (RubyGems): fixed in 3.0.5

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the will_paginate gem before 3.0.5 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving generated pagination links.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, will\_paginate, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/56180
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64509
- https://github.com/mislav/will_paginate/releases/tag/v3.0.5

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