Description
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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-2655-1 | rails security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-0258 | 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. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-j838-vfpq-fmf2 | actionpack Cross-site Scripting vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:35.190Z
Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-1857
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-03-19T22:55:01.087
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-1857
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Github GHSA