XSS in Thoughtbot Paperclip

CVE-2015-2963

The thoughtbot paperclip gem before 4.2.2 for Ruby does not consider the content-type value during media-type validation, which allows remote attackers to upload HTML documents and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a spoofed value, as demonstrated by image/jpeg.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.021 (80.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2963?
CVE-2015-2963 is a vulnerability in Thoughtbot Paperclip, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2015-07-10.
Is CVE-2015-2963 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.