actionpack Cross-site Scripting vulnerability (GHSA-w37c-q653-qg95)
Published: 2017-10-24T18:33:36Z
Aliases: CVE-2013-6416
Severity: MODERATE · CWE: CWE-79

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the simple_format helper in `actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb` in Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted HTML attribute.

Affected packages:
package: ecosystem: RubyGems
name: actionpack
ranges: type: ECOSYSTEM
events: introduced: 4.0.0
fixed: 4.0.2