CVE-2013-6416

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-6416
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-12-07 00:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the simple_format helper in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted HTML attribute.

Risk And Classification

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

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

EPSS: 0.002360000 probability, percentile 0.464590000 (date 2026-04-29)

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 4.0.0 - All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.0 beta All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 4.0.1 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails All - All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
groups.google.com/forum/message/raw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com
Ruby on Rails CVE-2013-6416 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Riding Rails: Rails 3.2.16 and 4.0.2 have been released! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 weblog.rubyonrails.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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