Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the to_json (ActiveRecord::Base#to_json) function in Ruby on Rails before edge 9606 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the input values.
CVE-2007-3227
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 4.3 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 3.7% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 4.3MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 4.3MEDIUMlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 50EG Risk 50/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity43% × 45%Exploitation65% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 3.7%
- EPSS %ILE
- 89th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: weaponized) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
June 14, 2007
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (26)
- cve@mitrehttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195315
- cve@mitrehttp://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/8371
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/36378
- cve@mitrehttp://pastie.caboo.se/65550.txt
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/25699
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/27657
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/27756
- cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-17.xml
- cve@mitrehttp://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/10/12/rails-1-2-5-maintenance-release
- cve@mitrehttp://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/10/5/rails-1-2-4-maintenance-release
- cve@mitrehttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_24_sr.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24161
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2216
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195315
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/8371
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
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RubyGems(1)
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| rails | 0.10.0 ... 1.2.4 (34 versions) |
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Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Public exploit code is referenced for this CVE (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly.
- Exploit-DBEDB-30089✓ verifiedPublished May 25, 2007
Ruby on Rails 1.2.3 To_JSON - Script Injection
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