USN-4089-1

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    USN-4089-1

    Published: 7 Aug 2019Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: ruby-rack vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that Rack incorrectly handled carefully crafted requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4089-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16471

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ruby-rack

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6.4-3ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    1.5.2-4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High