Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 25, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-2538
CVE-2014-2538
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lib/rack/ssl.rb in the rack-ssl gem before 1.4.0 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URI, which might not be properly handled by third-party adapters such as JRuby-Rack.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
rack-sslRubyGems | < 1.4.0 | 1.4.0 |
Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*range: <=1.3.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- github.com/josh/rack-ssl/commit/9d7d7300b907e496db68d89d07fbc2e0df0b487bnvdPatchWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/57466nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3rr-cph9-2g2qghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2538ghsaADVISORY
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00032.htmlnvdWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/19/20nvdWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack-ssl/CVE-2014-2538.ymlghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20140524002455/http://secunia.com/advisories/57466ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200228185649/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66314ghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66314nvd
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