XSS in Ruby-Lang Rdoc
CVE-2013-0256
darkfish.js in RDoc 2.3.0 through 3.12 and 4.x before 4.0.0.preview2.1, as used in Ruby, does not properly generate documents, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted URL.
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: 0.030 (86.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ruby-Lang Rdoc — versions 4.0.0
- Ruby-Lang Ruby — versions 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 12.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0701.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/02/06/rdoc-xss-cve-2013-0256/ (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/52774 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00048.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- blog.segment7.net/2013/02/06/rdoc-xss-vulnerability-cve-2013-0256-releases-3-9-… (Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0728.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0686.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/rdoc/rdoc/commit/ffa87887ee0517793df7541629a470e331f9fe60 (Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0548.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1733-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-0256?
- CVE-2013-0256 is a vulnerability in Ruby-Lang Rdoc, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2013-03-01.
- Is CVE-2013-0256 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.