# CVE-2014-2538: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lib/rack/ssl.rb in the rack-ssl gem before 1.4.0 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbi

- Also known as: GHSA-V3RR-CPH9-2G2Q
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.0
- Published: 2014-03-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- rack-ssl (RubyGems): fixed in 1.4.0

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lib/rack/ssl.rb in the rack-ssl gem before 1.4.0 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URI, which might not be properly handled by third-party adapters such as JRuby-Rack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, rack-ssl, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/19/20
- https://github.com/josh/rack-ssl/commit/9d7d7300b907e496db68d89d07fbc2e0df0b487b
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66314
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00032.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57466

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