CVE-2016-6316
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-6316 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-09-07 19:28:10 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.22.3, 4.x before 4.2.7.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.1 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via text declared as "HTML safe" and used as attribute values in tag handlers. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.016260000 probability, percentile 0.819620000 (date 2026-05-06)
Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 6.1 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | 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 | 3.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.10 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.12 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.13 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.0.20 | All | 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 | Rails | 3.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.2 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.13 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.13 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.15 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.22.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.3 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.7 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.8 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.8 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.9 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.9 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 3.2.9 | rc3 | All | All |
| 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 | - | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.1 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.10 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.6 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.6 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.10 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.10 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.10 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.10 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.12 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.13 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.14 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.14 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.14.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.15 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.16 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.2 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.2 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.6 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.1.9 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.1 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.1 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.5 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.5 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.6 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 4.2.7 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 5.0.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 5.0.0 | beta1.1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 5.0.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 5.0.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 5.0.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 5.0.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Rails | 5.0.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.14 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.14 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.15 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.15 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 3.2.22.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.0.10 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.0.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.0.13 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 4.1.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Rubyonrails | Ruby On Rails | 5.0.0 | racecar1 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action View CVE-2016-6316 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Google Groups | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | groups.google.com | |
| Riding Rails: Rails 5.0.0.1, 4.2.7.1, and 3.2.22.3 have been released! | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | weblog.rubyonrails.org | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - [CVE-2016-6316] Possible XSS Vulnerability in Action View | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| CVE-2016-6316 - Rails (Action View) XSS Vulnerability | Puppet | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | puppet.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3651-1 rails | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Google Groups | MITRE | groups.google.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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