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CVE-2013-1857

4.3 MEDIUM 2% exploit odds No fix listed

What it is

The sanitize helper in lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/sanitizer.rb in the Action Pack component in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.18, 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.12, and 3.2.x before 3.2.13 does not properly handle encoded : (colon) characters in URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted scheme name, as demonstrated by including a : sequence.

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds
1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix
No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
1.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
Record status
Modified

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 4.3

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
Raw vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record