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CVE-2020-5267

In ActionView before versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2, there is a possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView's JavaScript literal escape helpers. Views that use the `j` or `escape_javascript` methods may be susceptible to XSS attacks. The issue is fixed in versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2.

Score
4.0 medium
Published
2020-03-19
Links
NVD · cve.org · Report wrong data

Matched ports (3)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
devel/rubygem-actionview5rubygem-actionview55.1.7unaddressedsunpoet@FreeBSD.org
devel/rubygem-actionview50rubygem-actionview505.0.7.2unaddressedsunpoet@FreeBSD.org
devel/rubygem-actionview4rubygem-actionview44.2.11.3possibly backportedsunpoet@FreeBSD.org

Template for a VuXML entry

Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>rubygem-actionview5</name>
	<range><lt>5.2.4.2</lt></range>
      </package>
      <package>
	<name>rubygem-actionview50</name>
	<range><lt>5.2.4.2</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>In ActionView before versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2, there is a possible
	XSS vulnerability in ActionView's JavaScript literal escape helpers.
	Views that use the `j` or `escape_javascript` methods may be
	susceptible to XSS attacks. The issue is fixed in versions 6.0.2.2 and
	5.2.4.2.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2020-5267</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5267</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2020-03-19</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-26</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>