Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/sanitize_helper.rb in the strip_tags helper in Ruby on Rails before 3.0.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, and 3.2.x before 3.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via malformed HTML markup.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.7
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade rails | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 10, 2012 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade rubygem-activesupportUpgrade rubygem-railsUpgrade rubygem-actionpack | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 10, 2012 |
| Ruby_on_rails | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Ruby on Rails | Jan 3, 2020 | Aug 10, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade rubygem-actionpack-3_2Upgrade rubygem-actionpack-2_3Upgrade rubygem-activesupport-2_3 | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 28, 2013 |
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