RubyGems RedCloth 'redcloth3.rb' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:72707

Info

RubyGems RedCloth 'redcloth3.rb' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 72707
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2012-6684
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 11 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 11 2014 12:00AM
Credit: co3k
Vulnerable: RubyGems RedCloth 4.2.9
RubyGems RedCloth 4.2
RubyGems RedCloth 4.1.9
RubyGems RedCloth 3.0.4
RubyGems RedCloth 3.0.3
RubyGems RedCloth 3.0.2
RubyGems RedCloth 3.0.1
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:

Exploit / POC

RubyGems RedCloth 'redcloth3.rb' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

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