Medium severity6.3NVD Advisory· Published Dec 22, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-36624
CVE-2020-36624
Description
A vulnerability was found in ahorner text-helpers up to 1.0.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file lib/text_helpers/translation.rb. The manipulation of the argument link leads to use of web link to untrusted target with window.opener access. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.1.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216520.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
text_helpersRubyGems | >= 1.1.0, < 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
Affected products
3- Range: 1.0
- cpe:2.3:a:texthelpers_project:texthelpers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <1.1.0
Patches
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References
8- github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/commit/184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/pull/19nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-74hc-57m5-83chghsaADVISORY
- github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/releases/tag/v1.1.0nvdRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36624ghsaADVISORY
- vuldb.comnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/releases/tag/v1.2.0ghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/text_helpers/CVE-2020-36624.ymlghsaWEB
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