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Ruby on Rails: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2011-1497)

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Ruby on Rails: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CVE-2011-1497)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
10/19/2021
Created
11/28/2021
Added
11/26/2021
Modified
11/26/2021

Description

A cross-site scripting vulnerability flaw was found in the auto_link function in Rails before version 3.0.6.

Solution(s)

  • ruby-on-rails-upgrade-3_0_6

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