Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 6, 2021· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-8264
CVE-2020-8264
Description
In actionpack gem >= 6.0.0, a possible XSS vulnerability exists when an application is running in development mode allowing an attacker to send or embed (in another page) a specially crafted URL which can allow the attacker to execute JavaScript in the context of the local application. This vulnerability is in the Actionable Exceptions middleware.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
actionpackRubyGems | >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3.4 | 6.0.3.4 |
Affected products
15- actionpack/actionpackdescription
- ghsa-coords14 versionspkg:gem/actionpackpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-actioncable-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-actionmailbox-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-actionmailer-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-actionpack-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-actiontext-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-actionview-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-activejob-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-activemodel-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-activerecord-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-activestorage-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-activesupport-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-rails-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-railties-6.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3.4+ 13 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.0.4.4-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-35mm-cc6r-8fjpghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8264ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2020-8264.ymlghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/yQzUVfv42jkghsaWEB
- groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/yQzUVfv42jk/m/oJWw-xhNAQAJghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- hackerone.com/reports/904059ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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