medium
4.3
CWE
79
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-4214: XSS

First published: Mon Dec 07 2009(Updated: )

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the strip_tags function in Ruby on Rails before 2.2.s, and 2.3.x before 2.3.5, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving non-printing ASCII characters, related to HTML::Tokenizer and actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/node.rb.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
rubyonrails Rails=2.3.2
rubyonrails Rails=2.3.3
rubyonrails Rails=2.3.4
rubyonrails Rails=0.9.1
rubyonrails Rails=0.9.2
rubyonrails Rails=0.9.3
rubyonrails Rails=0.9.4
rubyonrails Rails=0.9.4.1
rubyonrails Rails=0.10.0
rubyonrails Rails=0.10.1
rubyonrails Rails=0.11.0
rubyonrails Rails=0.11.1
rubyonrails Rails=0.12.0
rubyonrails Rails=0.12.1
rubyonrails Rails=0.13.0
rubyonrails Rails=0.13.1
rubyonrails Rails=0.14.1
rubyonrails Rails=0.14.2
rubyonrails Rails=0.14.3
rubyonrails Rails=0.14.4
rubyonrails Rails=1.0.0
rubyonrails Rails=1.1.0
rubyonrails Rails=1.1.1
rubyonrails Rails=1.1.2
rubyonrails Rails=1.1.3
rubyonrails Rails=1.1.4
rubyonrails Rails=1.1.5
rubyonrails Rails=1.1.6
rubyonrails Rails=1.2.0
rubyonrails Rails=1.2.1
rubyonrails Rails=1.2.2
rubyonrails Rails=1.2.3
rubyonrails Rails=1.2.4
rubyonrails Rails=1.2.5
rubyonrails Rails=1.2.6
rubyonrails Rails=1.9.5
rubyonrails Rails=2.0.0
rubyonrails Rails=2.0.0-rc1
rubyonrails Rails=2.0.0-rc2
rubyonrails Rails=2.0.1
rubyonrails Rails=2.0.2
rubyonrails Rails=2.0.4
rubyonrails Rails=2.1.0
rubyonrails Rails=2.1.1
Ruby on Rails<=2.1.2
Ruby on Rails=0.5.0
Ruby on Rails=0.5.5
Ruby on Rails=0.5.6
Ruby on Rails=0.5.7
Ruby on Rails=0.6.0
Ruby on Rails=0.6.5
Ruby on Rails=0.7.0
Ruby on Rails=0.8.0
Ruby on Rails=0.8.5
Ruby on Rails=0.9.0

Remedy

http://github.com/rails/rails/commit/bfe032858077bb2946abe25e95e485ba6da86bd5

Remedy

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37142

Remedy

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3352

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-4214?

    CVE-2009-4214 has a severity rating that can allow attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, exposing users to potentially malicious scripts.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-4214?

    To fix CVE-2009-4214, upgrade Ruby on Rails to version 2.3.5 or later to mitigate the XSS vulnerability.

  • What versions of Ruby on Rails are affected by CVE-2009-4214?

    CVE-2009-4214 affects Ruby on Rails versions prior to 2.2.s and 2.3.x before 2.3.5.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2009-4214?

    CVE-2009-4214 is categorized as a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

  • How can CVE-2009-4214 be exploited?

    CVE-2009-4214 can be exploited through the injection of arbitrary web scripts or HTML via vectors involving non-printing ASCII characters.

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