darkfish.js in RDoc 2.3.0 through 3.12 and 4.x before 4.0.0.preview2.1, as used in Ruby, does not properly generate documents, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted URL.
CVE-2013-0256
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 88.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 1, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (24)
- secalert@redhathttp://blog.segment7.net/2013/02/06/rdoc-xss-vulnerability-cve-2013-0256-releases-3-9-5-3-12-1-4-0-0-rc-2
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00015.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00048.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0548.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0686.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0701.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0728.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/52774
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/02/06/rdoc-xss-cve-2013-0256/
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1733-1
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907820
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/rdoc/rdoc/commit/ffa87887ee0517793df7541629a470e331f9fe60
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.segment7.net/2013/02/06/rdoc-xss-vulnerability-cve-2013-0256-releases-3-9-5-3-12-1-4-0-0-rc-2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00015.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00048.html
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libruby1.9.1 (1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.3) @ quantal | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | ruby193-rubygem-xml-simple-0:1.0.12-10.el6op | 2013-04-09 | redhat |
| redhat | rubygem-rdoc-0:3.8-9.el6op | 2013-04-02 | redhat |
| redhat | thumbslug-0:0.0.28.1-1.el6_4 | 2013-03-26 | redhat |
| redhat | rubygem-shoulda-0:2.11.3-5.el6cf | 2013-02-21 | redhat |
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Affected Packages
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RubyGems(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| rdoc | 2.3.0 ... 3.9.5 (43 versions) | 3.12.1 | — |
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