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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902090
Category:Web application abuses
Title:Ruby on Rails 'unicode strings' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Summary:This host is running Ruby on Rails and is prone to cross-site; scripting vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
This host is running Ruby on Rails and is prone to cross-site
scripting vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to error in handling of 'escaping' code for the form
helpers, which does not properly filter HTML code from user-supplied input
before displaying the input.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to execute arbitrary HTML and
script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.

Affected Software/OS:
Ruby on Rails version 2.x before to 2.2.3 and 2.3.x before 2.3.4.

Solution:
Upgrade to Ruby on Rails version 2.2.3 or 2.3.4 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 36278
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3009
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36278
Debian Security Information: DSA-1887 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1887
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/7f57cd7794e1d1b4?dmode=source
http://www.osvdb.org/57666
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022824
http://secunia.com/advisories/36600
http://secunia.com/advisories/36717
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:017 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2544
XForce ISS Database: rubyonrails-unicode-xss(53036)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53036
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