CVE-2013-6416 json
actionpack Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-w37c-q653-qg95 , EUVD-2017-0319
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the simple_format helper in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted HTML attribute.
Patch / fix
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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-6416 updated cvss 4.3
rubygem-actionpack: simple_format XSS
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Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 ruby193-rubygem-actionpack Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 ruby193-rubygem-actionpack Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 ruby193-rubygem-actionpack Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 ruby193-rubygem-actionpack Red Hat Satellite 6 ruby193-rubygem-actionpack Red Hat Software Collections ror40-rubygem-actionpack, ruby193-rubygem-actionpacknot affected: vulnerable code not present
+1 more productsfewer
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager rubygem-actionpack, ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
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
1.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% 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 | >=4.0.0, <4.0.2 |
4.0.2 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
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github.com
/rails/rails/commit/4b4f5847f64f81c961625e647711ef9f6ad1a454
web
- weblog.rubyonrails.org /2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released/
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groups.google.com
/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/5ZI1-H5OoIM/ZNq4FoR2GnIJ
mailing-list, web
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securityfocus.com
/bid/64071
vdb-entry
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6416
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-2013-6416.yml
web
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groups.google.com
/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/5ZI1-H5OoIM
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20200228165109/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64071
web
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weblog.rubyonrails.org
/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-6416
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-w37c-q653-qg95
- NVD CVE-2013-6416
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