# CVE-2017-12098: An exploitable cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the add filter functionality of the rails\_admin rails gem version 1.2.0.

- Also known as: GHSA-PXR8-W3JQ-RCWJ
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.0
- Published: 2018-01-19 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- rails\_admin (RubyGems): fixed in 1.3.0

## Description

An exploitable cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the add filter functionality of the rails_admin rails gem version 1.2.0. A specially crafted URL can cause an XSS flaw resulting in an attacker being able to execute arbitrary javascript on the victim's browser. An attacker can phish an authenticated user to trigger this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, rails\_admin, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102486
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0450

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