CVE-2014-2538 json
rack-ssl Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-v3rr-cph9-2g2q , EUVD-2017-0309
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lib/rack/ssl.rb in the rack-ssl gem before 1.4.0 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URI, which might not be properly handled by third-party adapters such as JRuby-Rack.
Patch / fix
- rubygems rack-ssl 1.4.0
- ruby-rack-ssl Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.2-4
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2538
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red hat product security vex CVE-2014-2538 updated cvss 4.3
rack-ssl: URL error display XSS
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Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5 ruby193-rubygem-rack-ssl Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 ruby193-rubygem-rack-ssl Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 ruby193-rubygem-rack-ssl Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 ruby193-rubygem-rack-ssl Red Hat Software Collections ruby193-rubygem-rack-ssl Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager ruby193-rubygem-rack-sslaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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
2.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% 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 | rack-ssl | <1.4.0 |
1.4.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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github.com
/josh/rack-ssl/commit/9d7d7300b907e496db68d89d07fbc2e0df0b487b
web, patch
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00032.html
vendor-advisory, web
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secunia.com
/advisories/57466
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/03/19/20
mailing-list, web
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securityfocus.com
/bid/66314
vdb-entry
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2538
advisory
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github.com
/josh/rack-ssl
package
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github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack-ssl/CVE-2014-2538.yml
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20140524002455/http://secunia.com/advisories/57466
web
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web.archive.org
/web/20200228185649/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66314
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-2538
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-v3rr-cph9-2g2q
- NVD CVE-2014-2538
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