Ruby on Rails 'NumberHelper' Module Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

BID:65647

Info

Ruby on Rails 'NumberHelper' Module Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 65647
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-0081
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 18 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 08:39PM
Credit: Kevin Reintjes
Vulnerable: 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 3.0.13
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
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
CentOS CentOS 6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Ruby on Rails 'NumberHelper' Module Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Ruby on Rails is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.

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

These vulnerabilities are fixed in Ruby on Rails 4.1.0.rc1, 4.0.3 and 3.2.17.

Exploit / POC

Ruby on Rails 'NumberHelper' Module Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

Ruby on Rails 'NumberHelper' Module Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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

References

Ruby on Rails 'NumberHelper' Module Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

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