SB2020081407 - CSS Injection in chartkick gem for Ruby
Published: August 14, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020081407
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) CSS Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16254)
CWE-ID: CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of input in the width or height option. A remote attacker can perform CSS Injection on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.