CVE-2012-1098: rubyonrails rails Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-1098GHSA-qv8p-v9qw-wc7g
Published 13-03-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-1098 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in rubyonrails rails. EPSS estimates a 2.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.74%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 13-03-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.12, 3.1.x before 3.1.4, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving a SafeBuffer object that is manipulated through certain methods.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.74%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.74% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score2.74%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Rubyonrails2 products
- rails3.0.0 | 3.0.0:beta | 3.0.0:beta2 | 3.0.0:beta3 | 3.0.0:beta4 | 3.0.0:rc | 3.0.0:rc2 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.1:pre | 3.0.2 | 3.0.2:pre | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4:rc1 | 3.0.5 | 3.0.5:rc1 | 3.0.6 | 3.0.6:rc1 | 3.0.6:rc2 | 3.0.7 | 3.0.7:rc1 | 3.0.7:rc2 | 3.0.8 | 3.0.8:rc1 | 3.0.8:rc2 | 3.0.8:rc3 | 3.0.8:rc4 | 3.0.9 | 3.0.9:rc1 | 3.0.9:rc2 | 3.0.9:rc3 | 3.0.9:rc4 | 3.0.9:rc5 | 3.0.10 | 3.0.10:rc1 | 3.0.11 | 3.0.12:rc1 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.0:beta1 | 3.1.0:rc1 | 3.1.0:rc2 | 3.1.0:rc3 | 3.1.0:rc4 | 3.1.0:rc5 | 3.1.0:rc6 | 3.1.0:rc7 | 3.1.0:rc8 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.1:rc1 | 3.1.1:rc2 | 3.1.1:rc3 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.2:rc1 | 3.1.2:rc2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1.4:rc1 | 3.2.0 | 3.2.0:rc1 | 3.2.0:rc2 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2:rc1
- ruby_on_rails3.0.4
Debian1 product
- rails< 2.3.14
RubyGems1 product
- activesupport≥ 3.0.0, < 3.0.12 | ≥ 3.1.0, < 3.1.4 | ≥ 3.2.0, < 3.2.2
3 vendors · 4 products
References
8 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075675.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAWEB
- groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/1c2e01a5e42722c9?dmode=source&output=gplainMailing ListX Refsource MLISTWEB