CVE-2013-1855

mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

2.63% (85th) EPSS

CVSS 4.3 · medium

Is it mine?

146 products

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Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

The sanitize_css method 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 \n (newline) characters, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-5.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Infrastructureredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0698
Fixedruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-5.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Noderedhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0698
Fixedruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-5.el6.src as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Infrastructureredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0698
Fixedruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-5.el6.src as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Noderedhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0698
Fixedruby193-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:3.2.8-5.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Infrastructureredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0698
Fixedruby193-rubygem-actionpack-doc-1:3.2.8-5.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Noderedhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0698
Fixedrubygem-actionpack-1:3.0.13-8.el6op.noarch as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Infrastructureredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0698
Fixedrubygem-actionpack-1:3.0.13-8.el6op.src as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Infrastructureredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0698
Fixedkatello-0:1.4.3.28-1.el6sam_splice.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedkatello-common-0:1.4.3.28-1.el6sam_splice.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedkatello-glue-candlepin-0:1.4.3.28-1.el6sam_splice.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedkatello-glue-elasticsearch-0:1.4.3.28-1.el6sam_splice.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedkatello-headpin-0:1.4.3.28-1.el6sam_splice.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedkatello-headpin-all-0:1.4.3.28-1.el6sam_splice.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-actionmailer-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-actionmailer-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.17-6.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.17-6.el6sam.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-activemodel-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-activemodel-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.17-5.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.17-5.el6sam.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-activeresource-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-activeresource-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-activesupport-1:3.2.17-2.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-activesupport-1:3.2.17-2.el6sam.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-i18n-0:0.6.9-1.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-i18n-0:0.6.9-1.el6sam.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-mail-0:2.5.4-1.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-mail-0:2.5.4-1.el6sam.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-rack-1:1.4.5-3.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-rack-1:1.4.5-3.el6sam.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-rails-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-rails-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-railties-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam.noarch as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863
Fixedruby193-rubygem-railties-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam.src as a component of Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1863

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 2.9

v2.03.7lowAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v2.04.3mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:Nsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-79USprimaryCWE-79USCWE-79US

affected products (146)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
redhat enterprise linux= 6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.10.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.10.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.11.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.11.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.12.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.12.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.13.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.13.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.14.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.14.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.14.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.14.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.9.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.9.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.9.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.9.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 0.9.4.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rubyonrails rails= 1.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2013:0698Red Hat Security Advisory: rubygem-actionpack and ruby193-rubygem-actionpack security update2013-04-02csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated rubygem-actionpack and ruby193-rubygem-actionpack packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.1.3. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
RHSA-2014:1863Red Hat Security Advisory: Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 security update2014-11-17csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 packages that fix multiple security issues are now available. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
GHSA-q759-hwvc-m3jgactionpack Cross-site Scripting vulnerability2017-10-24ghsa · osvUS
The `sanitize_css` method 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 `\n` (newline) characters, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd redhat_csaf osv NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2013-03-19modified 2026-06-16

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references (34)

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