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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-5267
Possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView
Vulnerability Description
In ActionView before versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2, there is a possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView's JavaScript literal escape helpers. Views that use the `j` or `escape_javascript` methods may be susceptible to XSS attacks. The issue is fixed in versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-65cv-r6x7-79hv
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/033a738817abd6e446e1b320cb7d1a5c15224e9a
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/19/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00019.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/
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Vulnerable Versions:
< 5.2.4.2, >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.2.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 19th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N