CVE-2020-8264
mediumpriority · attend · 47EPSS 0.670 · 99 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In actionpack gem >= 6.0.0, a possible XSS vulnerability exists when an application is running in development mode allowing an attacker to send or embed (in another page) a specially crafted URL which can allow the attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of the local application. This vulnerability is in the Actionable Exceptions middleware.
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-35mm-cc6r-8fjpCross-site scripting in actionpack2021-04-07ghsa · osvUS
In actionpack gem >= 6.0.0, a possible XSS vulnerability exists when an application is running in development mode allowing an attacker to send or embed (in another page) a specially crafted URL which can allow the attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of the local application. This vulnerability is in the Actionable Exceptions middleware. Workarounds ----------- Until such time as the patch can be applied, application developers should disable the Actionable Exceptions middleware in their development environment via a line such as this one in their config/environment/development.rb: `config.middleware.delete ActionDispatch::ActionableExceptions`
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references (9)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-8264cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/yQzUVfv42jk/m/oJWw-xhNAQAJcnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/yQzUVfv42jk/m/oJWw-xhNAQAJ?pli=1Patchcnnvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/904059cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8264cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/yQzUVfv42jk/m/oJWw-xhNAQAJenisa_euvd
- https://hackerone.com/reports/904059enisa_euvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/yQzUVfv42jk/m/oJWw-xhNAQAJMailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
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