XSS in Rubyonrails Rails

CVE-2020-8264

In actionpack gem >= 6.0.0, a possible XSS vulnerability exists when an application is running in development mode allowing an attacker to send or embed (in another page) a specially crafted URL which can allow the attacker to execute Java…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.707 (99.3th 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-2020-8264?
CVE-2020-8264 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rubyonrails Rails, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-8264?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-8264 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.