Medium severity · published Oct 19, 2021
CVE-2011-1497
A cross-site scripting vulnerability flaw was found in the auto_link function in Rails before version 3.0.6
6.1
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A cross-site scripting vulnerability flaw was found in the auto_link function in Rails before version 3.0.6.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Rails · Rubyonrails
before 3.0.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1497
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1497
Release Notes
https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/38df020c95beca7e12f0188cb7e18f3c37789e20/actionpack/CHANGELOG
Exploit
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/13
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