CVE-2011-0446 json
Rails actionpack gem vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
published 2011-02-14 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-75w6-p6mg-vh8j , EUVD-2017-0182
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the mail_to helper in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.11, and 3.x before 3.0.4, when javascript encoding is used, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted (1) name or (2) email value.
Patch / fix
- rubygems actionpack 2.3.11, 3.0.4
- rubygems actionview 2.3.11, 3.0.4
- rails Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.3.11-0.1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-0446
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2011-0446 updated cvss 5.8
rubygem-actionpack: Multiple XSS flaws via crafted name or email value in the mail_to_helper
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | actionpack | <2.3.11 >=3.0.0, <3.0.4 |
2.3.11 3.0.4 |
| rubygems | actionview | <2.3.11 >=3.0.0, <3.0.4 |
2.3.11 3.0.4 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
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groups.google.com
/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/365b8a23b76a6b4a?dmode=source&output=gplain
mailing-list, web, patch
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github.com
/rails/rails/commit/abe97736b8316f1b714cac56c115c0779aa73217
web
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github.com
/rails/rails/commit/e3dd2107c57a8efaaea5d61cf8da65f7444760b2
web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055088.html
vendor-advisory, web
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debian.org
/security/2011/dsa-2247
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057650.html
vendor-advisory, web
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055074.html
vendor-advisory, web
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2011/0587
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/46291
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/43274
third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1025064
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2011/0877
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/43666
third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0446
advisory
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github.com
/rails/rails
package
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github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2011-0446.yml
web
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github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionview/CVE-2011-0446.yml
web
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groups.google.com
/g/rubyonrails-security/c/8CpI7egxX4E/m/SmtqtyOKWzYJ
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20111225083933/http://secunia.com/advisories/43274
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20111225083933/http://secunia.com/advisories/43666
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20120527023027/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46291
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20200812054342/http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025064
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-0446
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-75w6-p6mg-vh8j
- NVD CVE-2011-0446
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