4.3

CVE-2013-6416: rubyonrails rails Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-w37c-q653-qg95
Published 07-12-2013Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-6416 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in rubyonrails rails. EPSS estimates a 1.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.96%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-12-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the simple_format helper in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted HTML attribute.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.96%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.96% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.96%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

RubyGems1 product
  • actionpack≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.2
Rubyonrails1 product
  • rails≤ 4.0.1 | 4.0.0 | 4.0.0:beta | 4.0.0:rc1 | 4.0.0:rc2 | 4.0.1:rc1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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