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CVE-2020-5267 Detail

Current Description

In ActionView before versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2, there is a possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView's JavaScript literal escape helpers. Views that use the `j` or `escape_javascript` methods may be susceptible to XSS attacks. The issue is fixed in versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2.

Source:  MITRE
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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 4.8 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  GitHub, Inc.
Base Score: 4.0 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00019.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/19/1 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/033a738817abd6e446e1b320cb7d1a5c15224e9a Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-65cv-r6x7-79hv Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00022.html Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') NIST  
CWE-80 Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) GitHub, Inc.  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:actionview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Up to (excluding)
5.2.4.2
 cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:actionview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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From (including)
6.0.0		Up to (excluding)
6.0.2.2

Configuration 2 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-5267
NVD Published Date:
03/19/2020
NVD Last Modified:
05/11/2020