Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802115
Category:	Web application abuses
Title:	Ruby on Rails 'Safe Buffer' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Summary:	Ruby on Rails is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Ruby on Rails is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is due to certain methods not properly handling the 'HTML safe' mark for strings, which can lead to improperly sanitised input being returned to the user. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in the context of an affected site. Affected Software/OS: Ruby on Rails version 2.x before 2.3.12, 3.0.x before 3.0.8 and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc2. Solution: Upgrade to Ruby on Rails version 2.3.12 or 3.0.8 or 3.1.0.rc2 or later. Apply the patch for Ruby on Rails versions 3.1.0.rc1, 3.0.7 and 2.3.11. CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2197 44789 http://secunia.com/advisories/44789 FEDORA-2011-8494 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/062090.html FEDORA-2011-8580 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-July/062514.html [oss-security] 20110609 CVE Request: Ruby on Rails 3/rails_xss XSS http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/09/2 [oss-security] 20110613 Re: CVE Request: Ruby on Rails 3/rails_xss XSS http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/13/9 [rubyonrails-security] 20110607 Potential XSS Vulnerability in Ruby on Rails Applications http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/663b600d4471e0d4?dmode=source&output=gplain http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2011/6/8/potential-xss-vulnerability-in-ruby-on-rails-applications
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