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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-6416 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of rubygem-actionpack as shipped with various Red Hat products.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Not affected |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1 | rubygem-actionpack | Not affected |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | ruby200-rubygem-actionpack | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Not affected |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Not affected |
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