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CVE-2024-26143: Rails Possible XSS Vulnerability in Action Controller

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-26143GHSA-9822-6m93-xqf4BIT-rails-2024-26143
Published 27-02-2024Last modified 13-02-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-26143 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in rails. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.03%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits3github, reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14067-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14074-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15110-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15124-1

Timeline

  1. 27-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Rails is a web-application framework. There is a possible XSS vulnerability when using the translation helpers in Action Controller. Applications using translation methods like translate, or t on a controller, with a key ending in "_html", a :default key which contains untrusted user input, and the resulting string is used in a view, may be susceptible to an XSS vulnerability. The vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.1 and 7.0.8.1.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.03% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

3 found
  • githubUnverified

    Rails

    Maturity: poc

  • githubUnverified

    Ruby Advisory Db

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (discuss.rubyonrails.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

RubyGems2 products
  • actionpack≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.8.1 | ≥ 7.1.0, < 7.1.3.1
  • rails≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.8.1 | ≥ 7.1.0, < 7.1.3.1
Rails1 product
  • rails≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.8.1 | ≥ 7.1.0, < 7.1.3.1
Rubyonrails1 product
  • rails≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.8.1 | ≥ 7.1.0, < 7.1.3.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • railsAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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