GitHub Advisoryadvisory · RubyGems

GHSA-ch3h-j2vf-95pv XSS Vulnerability in Action View tag helpers

MEDIUM Published 2022-04-27 Modified 2023-06-07 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2022-27777
Ecosystem
RubyGems
Packages
actionview
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-79
Reviewed
2022-04-27

Affected packages

• RubyGems actionview: < 5.2.7.1 → fixed in 5.2.7.1 • RubyGems actionview: >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.4.8 → fixed in 6.0.4.8 • RubyGems actionview: >= 6.1.0, < 6.1.5.1 → fixed in 6.1.5.1 • RubyGems actionview: >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.2.4 → fixed in 7.0.2.4

Description

There is a possible XSS vulnerability in Action View tag helpers. Passing untrusted input as hash keys can lead to a possible XSS vulnerability. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2022-27777. Versions Affected: ALL Not affected: NONE Fixed Versions: 7.0.2.4, 6.1.5.1, 6.0.4.8, 5.2.7.1 Impact If untrusted data is passed as the hash key for tag attributes, there is a possibility that the untrusted data may not be properly escaped which can lead to an XSS vulnerability. Impacted code will look something like this: ``` check_box_tag('thename', 'thevalue', false, aria: { malicious_input => 'thevalueofaria' }) ``` Where the "malicious_input" variable contains untrusted data. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately. Releases The FIXED releases are available at the normal locations. Workarounds Escape the untrusted data before using it as a key for tag helper methods.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2022-27777 A XSS Vulnerability in Action View tag helpers >= 5.2.0 and < 5.2.0 which would allow an attacker to inject content if able to control… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness

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