The sanitize helper in lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/sanitizer.rb in the Action Pack component in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.18, 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.12, and 3.2.x before 3.2.13 does not properly handle encoded : (colon) characters in URLs, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted scheme name, as demonstrated by including a : sequence.
CVE-2013-1857
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
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- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 76.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 19, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (20)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00072.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00073.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00013.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0698.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html
- secalert@redhathttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
- secalert@redhathttp://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/3/18/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-13-3-1-12-and-2-3-18-have-been-released/
- secalert@redhathttps://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/78b9817a5943f6d6?dmode=source&output=gplain
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00072.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00073.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00013.html
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | ruby193-rubygem-railties-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam | 2014-11-17 | redhat |
| redhat | rubygem-actionpack-1:3.0.13-8.el6op | 2013-04-02 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
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RubyGems(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| actionpack | 3.2.0 ... 3.2.9.rc3 (25 versions) | 3.2.13 | — |
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