SUSE update for rubygem-actionview-5_1

1) DOM-based cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU73275

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23913

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

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 in rails-ujs, which leverages the Clipboard API to target HTML elements that are assigned the contenteditable attribute. A remote attacker can inject 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

Update the affected package rubygem-actionview-5_1 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux: 15-SP1

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.0 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.0 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.0 - 4.3

ruby2.5-rubygem-actionview-doc-5_1: before 5.1.4-150000.3.9.1

ruby2.5-rubygem-actionview-5_1: before 5.1.4-150000.3.9.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233813-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.