CVE-2013-1857
The sanitize helper in lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/sanitizer.rb in the Action Pack component in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.18, 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.12, and 3.2.x before 3.2.13 does not properly handle encoded : (colon) characters in URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted scheme name, as demonstrated by including a : sequence.
- EPSS
- 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 79% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-79
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- redhat:enterprise_linux
- rubyonrails:rails
- rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-j838-vfpq-fmf2 | RubyGems | actionpack | <2.3.18 | 2.3.18 |
| GHSA-j838-vfpq-fmf2 | RubyGems | actionpack | >=3.0.0 <3.1.12 | 3.1.12 |
| GHSA-j838-vfpq-fmf2 | RubyGems | actionpack | >=3.2.0 <3.2.13 | 3.2.13 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00072.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00073.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00013.html