6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-26143
Rails Action Controller Translation Helper XSS
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 27, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:02 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-26143 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rubyonrails rails

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-26143 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-26143 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-xss-vulnerability-in-action-controller/84947
    Added Reference https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4c83b331092a79d58e4adffe4be5f250fa5782cc
    Added Reference https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/5187a9ef51980ad1b8e81945ebe0462d28f84f9e
    Added Reference https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-9822-6m93-xqf4
    Added Reference https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2024-26143.yml
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240510-0004/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240510-0004/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-9822-6m93-xqf4 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4c83b331092a79d58e4adffe4be5f250fa5782cc [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/5187a9ef51980ad1b8e81945ebe0462d28f84f9e [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-xss-vulnerability-in-action-controller/84947 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2024-26143.yml [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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