CVE-2012-6684

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RedCloth library 4.2.9 for Ruby and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript: URI.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://co3k.org/blog/redcloth-unfixed-xss-en	Broken Link
http://jgarber.lighthouseapp.com/projects/13054-redcloth/tickets/243-xss	Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/50	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/co3k/75b3cb416c342aa1414c	Issue Tracking Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3168	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:redcloth:redcloth_library:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2015-01-07 17:59

Updated : 2016-09-02 05:54

NVD link : CVE-2012-6684

Mitre link : CVE-2012-6684

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

redcloth

redcloth_library

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