Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-3464
CVE-2012-3464
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/output_safety.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.0.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, and 3.2.x before 3.2.8 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving a ' (quote) character.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
activesupportRubyGems | >= 3.0.0.beta, < 3.0.17 | 3.0.17 |
activesupportRubyGems | >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.8 | 3.1.8 |
activesupportRubyGems | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.8 | 3.2.8 |
activesupportRubyGems | < 2.3.16 | 2.3.16 |
Affected products
143cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 129 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.0.16
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/8/9/ann-rails-3-2-8-has-been-released/nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-h835-75hw-pj89ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3464ghsaADVISORY
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0154.htmlnvdWEB
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/8/9/ann-rails-3-2-8-has-been-releasedghsaWEB
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/28f2c6f4037081da0a82104a3f473165ed4ed2ceghsaWEB
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/780a718723cf87b49cfe204d355948c4e0932d23ghsaWEB
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/d0c9759d3aeb6327d68dd6c0de0fe2fed4e3c870ghsaWEB
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/d549df7133f2b0bad8112890d478c33e990e12bcghsaWEB
- github.com/rails/rails/issues/7215ghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activesupport/CVE-2012-3464.ymlghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/8f1bbe1cef8c6cafnvdWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/50694nvd
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