Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-2963
CVE-2015-2963
Description
The thoughtbot paperclip gem before 4.2.2 for Ruby does not consider the content-type value during media-type validation, which allows remote attackers to upload HTML documents and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a spoofed value, as demonstrated by image/jpeg.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
paperclipRubyGems | < 4.2.2 | 4.2.2 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/thoughtbot/paperclip/commit/9aee4112f36058cd28d5fe4a006d6981bd1eda57nvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN83881261/index.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000088nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/19/3nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6jvm-3j5h-79f6ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2963ghsaADVISORY
- robots.thoughtbot.com/paperclip-security-releasenvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200228084907/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75304ghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75304nvd
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