XSS in Rails

CVE-2024-26143

Rails is a web-application framework. There is a possible XSS vulnerability when using the translation helpers in Action Controller. Applications using translation methods like translate, or t on a controller, with a key ending in "_html", a :default key which contains untrusted user input, and the resulting string is used in a view, may be susceptible to an XSS vulnerability. The vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.1 and 7.0.8.1.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (60.3th 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-2024-26143?
CVE-2024-26143 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rails, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-26143?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-26143 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.