Ruby on Rails 'strip_tags()' CVE-2012-3465 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	54957
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2012-3465
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 09 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 13 2015 09:19PM
Credit:	Marek of Nethemba
Vulnerable:	Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.2.7 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.2.6 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.2.4 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.2.2 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.1.7 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.1.6 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.1.5 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.1.4 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.1.2 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.16 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.14 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.13 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.12 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.11 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.6 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.5 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.4 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.3 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.2 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.1 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.3.11 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.3.10 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.3.9 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.3.5 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.3.4 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.3.3 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.3.2 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.2.3 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.2.2 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.1.1 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.1 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.0.5 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.0.4 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.0 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 1.2.6 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 1.2.5 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 1.2.3 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 1.1.6 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 1.1.5 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 1.1.4 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 1.1.3 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 1.1.2 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 1.1.1 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 1.1 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.1.0.rc6 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.1.0.rc5 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.8 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.7 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.10 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.3.14 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.3.13 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 2.3.12 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 1.0 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 0.14 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 0.13 Redhat OpenShift Enterprise 0 Redhat CloudForms 0 Debian Linux 6.0 sparc Debian Linux 6.0 s/390 Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc Debian Linux 6.0 mips Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64 Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32 Debian Linux 6.0 arm Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:	Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.2.8 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.1.8 Ruby on Rails Ruby on Rails 3.0.17 Redhat CloudForms 1.1

Ruby on Rails 'strip_tags()' CVE-2012-3465 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Ruby on Rails is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

The vulnerability is fixed in the following versions:

Ruby on Rails 3.0.17, 3.1.8, and 3.2.8

Ruby on Rails 'strip_tags()' CVE-2012-3465 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

Ruby on Rails 'strip_tags()' CVE-2012-3465 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

Ruby on Rails 'strip_tags()' CVE-2012-3465 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• [oss-security] XSS Vulnerability in strip_tags (oss-security)
  
• Moderate: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.1.1 update (Red Hat)
  
• Ruby on Rails Home Page (Ruby on Rails)
  
• XSS Vulnerability in strip_tags (Gmane)
  
• RHSA-2012:1542 (Red Hat)