CVE-2020-36624 json
ahorner text-helpers translation.rb reverse tabnabbing
published 3y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-74hc-57m5-83ch , EUVD-2022-7548
- cvss
- 6.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability was found in ahorner text-helpers up to 1.0.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file lib/text_helpers/translation.rb. The manipulation of the argument link leads to use of web link to untrusted target with window.opener access. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.1.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216520.
Patch / fix
- rubygems text_helpers 1.2.0
- texthelpers_project texthelpers 1.1.0
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0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 3.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | text_helpers | >=1.1.0, <1.2.0 |
1.2.0 |
Affected products
- ahorner text-helpers
Classification
References
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github.com
/ahorner/text-helpers/pull/19
related, web, patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/ahorner/text-helpers/commit/184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3
mitigation, patch, web, third-party-advisory
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vuldb.com
/?id.216520
technical-description, vdb-entry, web, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/ahorner/text-helpers/releases/tag/v1.1.0
mitigation, web, release-notes, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36624
advisory
-
github.com
/ahorner/text-helpers
package
-
github.com
/ahorner/text-helpers/releases/tag/v1.2.0
web
-
github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/text_helpers/CVE-2020-36624.yml
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-36624
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-74hc-57m5-83ch
- NVD CVE-2020-36624
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