NVD - CVE-2013-1857

CVE-2013-1857 Detail

Current Description

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.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 03/19/2013
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00072.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00073.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00013.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0698.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/3/18/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-13-3-1-12-and-2-3-18-have-been-released/
https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/78b9817a5943f6d6?dmode=source&output=gplain

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

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Change History

4 change records found - show changes

CVE Translated - 2/17/2016 3:45:09 PM

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El sanitize helper en lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/sanitizer.rb en el componente Action Pack en Ruby on Rails en versiones anteriores a 2.3.18, 3.0.x y 3.1.x en versiones anteriores a 3.1.12 y 3.2.x en versiones anteriores a 3.2.13 no maneja adecuadamente codificación de caracteres : (dos puntos) en URLs, lo que hace que sea más fácil para atacantes remotos llevar a cabo ataques de secuencias de comandos en sitios cruzados (XSS) a través de un nombre de esquema manipulado, segú

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Translation

La ayuda para sanitizar en lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/sanitizer.rb en el componente Action Pack en Ruby on Rails anterior a v2.3.18, v3.0.x y v3.1.x anterior a v3.1.12, y v3.2.x anterior v3.2.13 no maneja adecuadamente la codificación:de caracteres en las URL lo que facilita a atacantes remotos llevar a cabo ataques XSS a través de un esquema manipulado como se ha demostrado añadiendo una secuencia de ":".

Modified Analysis - 9/28/2015 11:56:57 AM

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CPE Configuration

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Configuration 1
     OR
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.16

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Configuration 1
     OR
          *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 2
     OR
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
          *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rub

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-1857
NVD Published Date:
03/19/2013
NVD Last Modified:
09/28/2015

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