Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 14, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-0446
CVE-2011-0446
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the mail_to helper in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.11, and 3.x before 3.0.4, when javascript encoding is used, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted (1) name or (2) email value.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
actionpackRubyGems | < 2.3.11 | 2.3.11 |
actionpackRubyGems | >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.4 | 3.0.4 |
actionviewRubyGems | < 2.3.11 | 2.3.11 |
actionviewRubyGems | >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.4 | 3.0.4 |
Affected products
32cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 29 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords2 versions
< 2.3.11+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.11
- (no CPE)range: < 2.3.11
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
22- groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/365b8a23b76a6b4anvdPatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-75w6-p6mg-vh8jghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0446ghsaADVISORY
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057650.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055074.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055088.htmlnvdWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2247nvdWEB
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/abe97736b8316f1b714cac56c115c0779aa73217ghsaWEB
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/e3dd2107c57a8efaaea5d61cf8da65f7444760b2ghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2011-0446.ymlghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionview/CVE-2011-0446.ymlghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/8CpI7egxX4E/m/SmtqtyOKWzYJghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20111225083933/http://secunia.com/advisories/43274ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20111225083933/http://secunia.com/advisories/43666ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20120527023027/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46291ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200812054342/http://www.securitytracker.com/idghsaWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/43274nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/43666nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/46291nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0587nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0877nvd
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