Low severity3.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-20159
CVE-2017-20159
Description
A vulnerability was found in rf Keynote up to 0.x on Rails. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file lib/keynote/rumble.rb. The manipulation of the argument value leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 05be4356b0a6ca7de48da926a9b997beb5ffeb4a. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217142 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
keynoteRubyGems | < 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 |
Affected products
3- rf/Keynotev5Range: 0.x
Patches
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References
7- github.com/rf-/keynote/commit/05be4356b0a6ca7de48da926a9b997beb5ffeb4anvdPatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-399p-vq28-5hg8ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-20159ghsaADVISORY
- vuldb.comnvdPermissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- vuldb.comnvdPermissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/rf-/keynote/releases/tag/v1.0.0nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/keynote/CVE-2017-20159.ymlghsaWEB
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