XSS in Rails Admin Project

CVE-2017-12098

An exploitable cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the add filter functionality of the rails_admin rails gem version 1.2.0. A specially crafted URL can cause an XSS flaw resulting in an attacker being able to execute arbitrary javascript on the victim's browser. An attacker can phish an authenticated user to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.013 (67.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12098?
CVE-2017-12098 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rails Admin Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2017-12098?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-12098 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.