XSS in Rubyonrails Rails
CVE-2012-1099
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb in the select helper in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.12, 3.1.x before 3.1.4, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving certain generation of OPTION elements within SELECT elements.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (83.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rubyonrails Rails — versions 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
- Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails — versions 3.0.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075675.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/03/1 (mailing-list)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075740.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2466 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/02/6 (mailing-list)
- groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/6fca4f5c47705488 (mailing-list)
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/3/1/ann-rails-3-0-12-has-been-released
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-1099?
- CVE-2012-1099 is a vulnerability in Rubyonrails Rails, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2012-03-13.
- Is CVE-2012-1099 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.