CVE-2015-7578

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—

6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rails-html-sanitizer gem before 1.0.3 for Ruby on Rails 4.2.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted tag attributes.

CVSS v3: 6.1
EG Score: 6.1(medium)
EPSS: 37.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 16, 2016

Last Modified

May 6, 2026

References (18)

secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178046.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178064.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00014.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00024.html
secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/11
secalert@redhathttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034816
secalert@redhathttps://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer/commit/297161e29a3e11186ce4c02bf7defc088bf544d4
secalert@redhathttps://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/uh--W4TDwmI/ygHE7hlZEgAJ
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178046.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/178064.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00014.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00024.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00053.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/11

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

RubyGems(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
rails-html-sanitizer	1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2	1.0.3	—

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What is CVE-2015-7578?

CVE-2015-7578 is a medium vulnerability published on February 16, 2016. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rails-html-sanitizer gem before 1.0.3 for Ruby on Rails 4.2.x and 5.x allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted tag attributes.

When was CVE-2015-7578 disclosed?

CVE-2015-7578 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 16, 2016, with the most recent update on May 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2015-7578 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-7578 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 37.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-7578?

CVE-2015-7578 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2015-7578?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-7578, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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