CVE-2009-3009
Ruby on Rails XSS Injection
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ruby on Rails 2.x before 2.2.3, and 2.3.x before 2.3.4, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by placing malformed Unicode strings into a form helper.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 8, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3009
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Ruby on Rails packages to the latest version.
- Configure applications to use the latest available version by running 'rake rails:update' inside the application directory.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2009-3009.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-3009 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-3009
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2009-3009 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-3009 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=545063 Added Reference http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/7f57cd7794e1d1b4?dmode=source Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36600 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36717 Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1022824 Added Reference http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 Added Reference http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2009/9/4/xss-vulnerability-in-ruby-on-rails Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1887 Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/57666 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36278 Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2544 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53036 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/53036 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53036 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.63 }} -3.46%
score
0.80206
percentile