CVE-2015-7579: rubyonrails html_sanitizer Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 6.1v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-7579DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7579GHSA-r9c2-cr39-c8g6
Published 16-02-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-7579 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in rubyonrails html_sanitizer. EPSS estimates a 2.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.58%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 7Timeline
- 16-02-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rails-html-sanitizer gem 1.0.2 for Ruby on Rails 4.2.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTML entity that is mishandled by the Rails::Html::FullSanitizer class.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · RubygemsEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.58%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.58% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.58%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- ruby-rails-html-sanitizer< 1.0.3-1
RubyGems1 product
- rails-html-sanitizer< 1.0.3
Rubyonrails1 product
- html_sanitizer≤ 1.0.2
Ubuntu1 product
- ruby-rails-html-sanitizer< 1.0.3-2
4 vendors · 4 products
References
16 links- github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/49dfc1584c5b8e35a4ffabf8356ba3df025e8d3fX Refsource CONFIRMWEB
- groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/OU9ugTZcbjc/uksRkSxZEgAJMailing ListX Refsource MLISTWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178046.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178064.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00024.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00014.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEWEB
