SB2013091901 - Cross-site scripting in will_paginate gem for Ruby

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SB2013091901 - Cross-site scripting in will_paginate gem for Ruby

Published: September 19, 2013

Security Bulletin ID SB2013091901
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6459)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The weakness exists due to an input validation error in the will_paginate gem before 3.0.5 for Ruby. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References