CVE-2020-15169

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 13
Modified
Published: 11 Sept 2020, 15:50
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 13:08

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
25/100
CVSS Score
6.1 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.18% LOW
1% probability +0.03%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

11 Sept 2020, 15:50
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 13:08
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In Action View before versions 5.2.4.4 and 6.0.3.3 there is a potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Action View's translation helpers. Views that allow the user to control the default (not found) value of the `t` and `translate` helpers could be susceptible to XSS attacks. When an HTML-unsafe string is passed as the default for a missing translation key named html or ending in _html, the default string is incorrectly marked as HTML-safe and not escaped. This is patched in versions 6.0.3.3 and 5.2.4.4. A workaround without upgrading is proposed in the source advisory.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.18%• Percentile: 79%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-79•Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

    The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Affected Systems

  • action_view_project•action_view

    < 5.2.4.4 | ≥ 6.0.0.0, < 6.0.3.3

  • debian•debian_linux

    10.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    33

  • rails•actionview

    < 5.2.4.4 | ≥ 6.0.0.0, < 6.0.3.3

References (4)