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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-1002201: Haml: Arbitrary code execution

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-1002201: Haml: Arbitrary code execution

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
10/15/2019
Created
07/28/2020
Added
07/28/2020
Modified
07/28/2020

Description

In haml versions prior to version 5.0.0.beta.2, when using user input to perform tasks on the server, characters like < > " ' must be escaped properly. In this case, the ' character was missed. An attacker can manipulate the input to introduce additional attributes, potentially executing code.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-ruby-haml

References

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