CVE-2015-3226: XSS

Published Jul 26, 2015
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Updated

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in json/encoding.rb in Active Support in Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.11 and 4.2.x before 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted Hash that is mishandled during JSON encoding.

Other sources

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in json/encoding.rb in Active Support in Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.11 and 4.2.x before 4.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted Hash that is mishandled during JSON encoding.

Affected Software

34 affected componentsFixes available
rubygems/activesupport>=3.0.0<=3.2.22.4
3.2.22.5
rubygems/activesupport>=4.2.0<4.2.2
4.2.2
rubygems/activesupport>=4.1.0<4.1.11
4.1.11
rubyonrails Rails=3.0.0
rubyonrails Rails=3.1.0
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.0
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.1
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.2
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.3
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.4
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.5
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.6
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.7
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.8
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.9
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.10
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.11
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.12
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.13
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.15
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.16
rubyonrails Rails=3.2.17
rubyonrails Rails=4.1.0
rubyonrails Rails=4.1.1
rubyonrails Rails=4.1.2
rubyonrails Rails=4.1.3
rubyonrails Rails=4.1.4
rubyonrails Rails=4.1.5
rubyonrails Rails=4.1.6
rubyonrails Rails=4.1.7
rubyonrails Rails=4.1.8
rubyonrails Rails=4.2.0
rubyonrails Rails=4.2.1
rubyonrails ruby on Rails=3.2.14

Event History

Jul 26, 2015
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description
Oct 24, 2017
Advisory Published
06:33 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3226?

CVE-2015-3226 is classified as a medium-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2015-3226?

To fix CVE-2015-3226, update Active Support to version 3.2.22.5 or newer, 4.1.11 or newer, or 4.2.2 or newer.

3

What versions of Active Support are affected by CVE-2015-3226?

CVE-2015-3226 affects Active Support versions prior to 3.2.22.5, 4.1.11, and 4.2.2.

4

Can CVE-2015-3226 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2015-3226 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML.

5

What systems are vulnerable to CVE-2015-3226?

CVE-2015-3226 affects Ruby on Rails 3.x and 4.x versions before their respective patched releases.

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