Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2012-6684
CVE-2012-6684
Description
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.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
RedClothRubyGems | < 4.3.0 | 4.3.0 |
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
10- gist.github.com/co3k/75b3cb416c342aa1414cnvdIssue TrackingPatchWEB
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/50nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- jgarber.lighthouseapp.com/projects/13054-redcloth/tickets/243-xssnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3168nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-r23g-3qw4-gfh2ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6684ghsaADVISORY
- co3k.org/blog/redcloth-unfixed-xss-ennvdBroken Link
- co3k.org/blog/redcloth-unfixed-xss-enghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/RedCloth/CVE-2012-6684.ymlghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20150128115714/http://jgarber.lighthouseapp.com/projects/13054-redcloth/tickets/243-xssghsaWEB
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