Name: CVE-2013-6416: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2013-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2013-6416, CWE-79, CVSS 4.7, EPSS 0.00236

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the simple_format helper in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted HTML attribute.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.7

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	—	Upgrade rubygem-activerecordUpgrade rubygem-actionmailerUpgrade rubygem-actionpack4Upgrade rubygem-actionpackUpgrade rubygem-railsUpgrade rubygem-activemodelUpgrade rubygem-activeresourceUpgrade rubygem-activesupport4Upgrade rubygem-railtiesUpgrade rubygem-activesupport	Dec 10, 2025	Dec 8, 2013
Ruby_on_rails	—	Upgrade to the latest version of Ruby on Rails	Jan 3, 2020	Dec 7, 2013

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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