CVE-2020-15169

In Action View before versions 5.2.4.4 and 6.0.3.3 there is a potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Action View's translation helpers. Views that allow the user to control the default (not found) value of the `t` and `translate` helpers could be susceptible to XSS attacks. When an HTML-unsafe string is passed as the default for a missing translation key named html or ending in _html, the default string is incorrectly marked as HTML-safe and not escaped. This is patched in versions 6.0.3.3 and 5.2.4.4. A workaround without upgrading is proposed in the source advisory.
Cross-site Scripting
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.4 MEDIUM
NETWORK
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 79%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
action_view_projectaction_view
𝑥
< 5.2.4.4
action_view_projectaction_view
6.0.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 6.0.3.3
debiandebian_linux
10.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
rails
bookworm
2:6.1.7.3+dfsg-2~deb12u1
fixed
bullseye
2:6.0.3.7+dfsg-2+deb11u2
fixed
bullseye (security)
2:6.0.3.7+dfsg-2+deb11u2
fixed
sid
2:6.1.7.3+dfsg-4
fixed
trixie
2:6.1.7.3+dfsg-4
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
rails
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
groovy
ignored
hirsute
ignored
impish
ignored
jammy
needs-triage
kinetic
ignored
lunar
ignored
mantic
ignored
noble
needs-triage
trusty
dne
xenial
needs-triage
rails-4.0
bionic
dne
focal
dne
groovy
dne
hirsute
dne
impish
dne
jammy
dne
kinetic
dne
lunar
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
ruby-actionpack-3.2
bionic
dne
focal
dne
groovy
dne
hirsute
dne
impish
dne
jammy
dne
kinetic
dne
lunar
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
ruby-activemodel-3.2
bionic
dne
focal
dne
groovy
dne
hirsute
dne
impish
dne
jammy
dne
kinetic
dne
lunar
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
ruby-activerecord-3.2
bionic
dne
focal
dne
groovy
dne
hirsute
dne
impish
dne
jammy
dne
kinetic
dne
lunar
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
ruby-activesupport-3.2
bionic
dne
focal
dne
groovy
dne
hirsute
dne
impish
dne
jammy
dne
kinetic
dne
lunar
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
ruby-rails-3.2
bionic
dne
focal
dne
groovy
dne
hirsute
dne
impish
dne
jammy
dne
kinetic
dne
lunar
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
rmt-server
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.6.5-3.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.6.5-3.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.6.8-1.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.7.1-150400.1.7
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.21-150700.1.21
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.6.5-3.34.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.6.5-3.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.6.5-3.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.6.8-1.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.7.1-150400.1.7
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.21-150700.1.21
fixed
rmt-server-config
suse enterprise sap 15 SP1
2.6.5-3.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP2
2.6.5-3.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP3
2.6.8-1.2
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
2.7.1-150400.1.7
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
2.21-150700.1.21
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
2.6.5-3.34.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP1
2.6.5-3.18.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP2
2.6.5-3.3.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP3
2.6.8-1.2
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
2.7.1-150400.1.7
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
2.21-150700.1.21
fixed