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CVE-2020-5267GHSA-65CV-R6X7-79HV

Possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 5.2.4.2, 6.0.2.2
1 proof of concept on GitHub

Summary

In ActionView before versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2, there is a possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView's JavaScript literal escape helpers. Views that use the `j` or `escape_javascript` methods may be susceptible to XSS attacks. The issue is fixed in versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • rails actionview

    fixed in 5.2.4.2; From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.0.2.2

  • actionviewRubyGems

    fixed in 5.2.4.2

  • actionviewRubyGems

    From 6.0.0 · fixed in 6.0.2.2

References 7

GitHub · rails/rails

openwall.com

lists.debian.org

lists.opensuse.org

lists.fedoraproject.org

GitHub · GUI/legacy-rails-CVE-2020-5267-patch