Name: CVE-2017-16792: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-16792, CWE-79, CVSS 6.1, EPSS 0.00361

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in "geminabox" (Gem in a Box) before 0.13.10 allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the "homepage" value of a ".gemspec" file, related to views/gem.erb and views/index.erb.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Freebsd	—	Upgrade rubygem-geminabox	Dec 10, 2025	Nov 13, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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