CVE-2011-4319

Summary

CVECVE-2011-4319
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-11-28 11:55:09 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the i18n translations helper method in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.11 and 3.1.x before 3.1.2, and the rails_xss plugin in Ruby on Rails 2.3.x, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to a translations string whose name ends with an "html" substring.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 beta All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 rc All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.1 pre All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.10 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.10 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.2 pre All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.4 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.5 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.6 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.6 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.6 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.7 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.7 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.7 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 rc4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc5 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.10 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.11 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.12 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.4 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.9 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 beta All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 rc All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.1 pre All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.10 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.10 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.2 pre All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.4 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.5 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.6 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.6 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.6 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.7 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.7 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.7 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 rc4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc5 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 beta1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc5 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc6 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc7 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc8 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.1 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.1 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.1 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 3.0.4 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 3.0.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ruby on Rails Input Validation Flaw in Translate Helper Method Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Ruby on Rails Translate Helper Method Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Riding Rails: Rails 3.0.11 has been released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 weblog.rubyonrails.org
‏مجموعات Google af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com
Google Groups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com
Riding Rails: Rails 3.1.2 has been released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 weblog.rubyonrails.org
osvdb.org/77199 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- Ruby on Rails / rubygem-actionpack -- XSS in the 'translate' helper method af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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