In ActionView before versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2, there is a possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView's JavaScript literal escape helpers. Views that use the j or escape_javascript methods may be susceptible to XSS attacks. The issue is fixed in versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2.
CVE-2020-5267
This medium-severity CVE scores 4.0 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 1.5%, top 28% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 4.0
- EG Score
- 4.0(medium)
- EG Risk
- 23(Track)EG Risk 23/100SSVC: Track
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 computedSeverity40% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 73%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 19, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (12)
- security-advisories@githubhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00019.html
- security-advisories@githubhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/19/1
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/rails/rails/commit/033a738817abd6e446e1b320cb7d1a5c15224e9a
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-65cv-r6x7-79hv
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00022.html
- security-advisories@githubhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00019.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/19/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/033a738817abd6e446e1b320cb7d1a5c15224e9a
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-65cv-r6x7-79hv
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00022.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-5267(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | tfm-rubygem-zeitwerk-0:2.2.2-1.el7sat | 2020-10-27 | 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
(6 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| rails | — | 2:5.2.4.1+dfsg-2 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| rails | — | 2:5.2.4.1+dfsg-2 | — |
Debian:13(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| rails | — | 2:5.2.4.1+dfsg-2 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| rails | — | 2:5.2.4.1+dfsg-2 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| rails | 2:4.1.8-1 ... 2:4.1.8-1+deb8u5 (6 versions) | 2:4.1.8-1+deb8u6 | — |
RubyGems(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| actionview | 6.0.0 ... 6.0.2.rc2 (7 versions) | 6.0.2.2 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Same CWE
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