Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 7, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4492
CVE-2013-4492
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in exceptions.rb in the i18n gem before 0.6.6 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted I18n::MissingTranslationData.new call.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
i18nRubyGems | < 0.6.6 | 0.6.6 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
19- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-r5hc-9xx5-97rwghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4492ghsaADVISORY
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00093.htmlnvdWEB
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_releasedghsaWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2830nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015:1100ghsaWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0320ghsaWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0380ghsaWEB
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4492ghsaWEB
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgighsaWEB
- github.com/ruby-i18n/i18n/commit/92b57b1e4f84adcdcc3a375278f299274be62445ghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/i18n/CVE-2013-4492.ymlghsaWEB
- github.com/svenfuchs/i18n/commit/92b57b1e4f84adcdcc3a375278f299274be62445nvdWEB
- groups.google.com/forum/ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20201208125214/https://groups.google.com/forum/message/rawghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20210731082547/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64076ghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/64076nvd
- groups.google.com/forum/message/rawnvd
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