CVE-2013-6416
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.020 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the simple_format helper in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted HTML attribute.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (5)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-w37c-q653-qg95actionpack Cross-site Scripting vulnerability2017-10-24ghsa · osvUS
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the simple_format helper in `actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb` in Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted HTML attribute.
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references (9)
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- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released/cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/5ZI1-H5OoIM/ZNq4FoR2GnIJcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64071cnnvd
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64071enisa_euvd
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/5ZI1-H5OoIM/ZNq4FoR2GnIJenisa_euvd
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released/nvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64071nvd
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