CVE-2007-3227 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the to_json (ActiveRecord::Base#to_json) function in Ruby on Rails before edge 9606 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the input values.

Published: 2007-06-14

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 13.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-gm25-fpmr-43fj	Moderate severity vulnerability that affects rails

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13632.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195315
http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/8371
http://osvdb.org/36378
http://pastie.caboo.se/65550.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/25699
http://secunia.com/advisories/27657
http://secunia.com/advisories/27756
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-17.xml
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/10/12/rails-1-2-5-maintenance-release
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/10/5/rails-1-2-4-maintenance-release
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_24_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24161
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2216

History

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Rubyonrails Rails

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-06-14T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:05:29.598Z

Reserved: 2007-06-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-3227

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-06-14T23:30:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-3227

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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