CSS Injection in chartkick - CVE-2020-16254
Published: August 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45701
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16254
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ankane
Affected software:
chartkick
chartkick
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-16254
Install updates from vendor's website.