# CVE-2014-0081: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in actionview/lib/action\_view/helpers/number\_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.17, 4

- Also known as: GHSA-M46P-GGM5-5J83
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.2.17, 4.0.3
- Published: 2014-02-20 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- rails (RubyGems): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.2.17
- rails (RubyGems): from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.0.3
- actionpack (RubyGems): from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.2.17
- actionpack (RubyGems): from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.0.3

## Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in actionview/lib/action_view/helpers/number_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.17, 4.0.x before 4.0.3, and 4.1.x before 4.1.0.beta2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) format, (2) negative_format, or (3) units parameter to the (a) number_to_currency, (b) number_to_percentage, or (c) number_to_human helper.

## What to do

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0215.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0306.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65647
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029782
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/18/8
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00081.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57376
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/tfp6gZCtzr4/j8LUHmu7fIEJ

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