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    CVE-2020-5267

    In ActionView before versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2, there is a possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView's JavaScript literal escape helpers. Views that use the `j` or `escape_javascript` methods may be susceptible to XSS attacks. The issue is fixed in versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2.

    Published:Mar 19, 2020
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Mar 19, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.00887
    CVSS Score:4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Leap
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Satellite
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Satellite Capsule
    Vendor
    Rubyonrails
    Product
    Actionview

    Exploits

    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/19/1https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-65cv-r6x7-79hvhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/19/1https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-65cv-r6x7-79hvhttps://github.com/GUI/legacy-rails-CVE-2020-5267-patch

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00019.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/19/1
    https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/033a738817abd6e446e1b320cb7d1a5c15224e9a
    https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-65cv-r6x7-79hv
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00022.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00019.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/19/1
    https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/033a738817abd6e446e1b320cb7d1a5c15224e9a
    https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-65cv-r6x7-79hv
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00022.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/

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