XSS Vulnerability in Actionpack Gem for Ruby on Rails Applications
CVE-2020-8264

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Rubyonrails

Status
Https://github.com/rails/rails
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 January 2021

What is CVE-2020-8264?

A potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Actionpack gem version 6.0.0 and later when applications are executed in development mode. This flaw could enable an attacker to craft URLs that, when accessed, allow the execution of arbitrary JavaScript within the context of the application. Such an exploit could pose significant risks, particularly if an attacker successfully embeds the malicious URL in another page, compromising the security and functionality of the application.

Affected Version(s)

https://github.com/rails/rails 6.0.3.4

References

https://hackerone.com/reports/904059
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https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/yQzUVf...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2020-8264 : XSS Vulnerability in Actionpack Gem for Ruby on Rails Applications