XSS in Ruby actionpack

Published: 2022-11-03 | Updated: 2023-05-08

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-27777 CVE-2022-22577
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	actionpack Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	Ruby

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU68961

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27777

CWE-ID:

Exploit availability:

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the Action View tag helpers. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

actionpack: 0.9.0 - 7.0.2.3

Fixed software versions

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby:actionpack:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:rubygems:*:*

External links

http://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2022-27777-possible-xss-vulnerability-in-action-view-tag-helpers/80534

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU75785