view_component: around_render HTML-Safety Bypass
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-54498 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-17 21:17:09 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-20 18:16:54 UTC |
| Description | view_component is a framework for building reusable, testable, and encapsulated view components in Ruby on Rails. From 4.0.0 until 4.12.0, ViewComponent::Base#around_render can return HTML-unsafe strings that bypass the escaping behavior applied to normal #call return values. This creates an XSS risk when downstream applications use around_render to wrap, replace, instrument, or conditionally return content that includes user-controlled data, and ViewComponent::Collection#render_in can amplify the issue by joining per-item results and marking the entire output html_safe, converting raw unsafe output into an ActiveSupport::SafeBuffer. This issue is fixed in version 4.12.0. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.7 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.004520000 probability, percentile 0.365460000 (date 2026-07-20)
Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 8.7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
RequiredScope
ChangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | ViewComponent | View Component | affected >= 4.0.0, < 4.12.0 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/ViewComponent/view_component/commit/48e5fd2d602344c7d33019fbc... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/ViewComponent/view_component/commit/6796b2e89d0bd7b9d7d763a86... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/ViewComponent/view_component/security/advisories/GHSA-97jw-64... | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | github.com | |
| github.com/ViewComponent/view_component/releases/tag/v4.12.0 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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