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Lack of data validation - Path Traversal In rails

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem
Component
Affected version
Patched versions

Aliases

1. CVE-2020-52672. NVD-2020-52673. OSV-DEBIAN-2020-52674. OSV-2020-52675. GHSA-65cv-r6x7-79hv6. GCVE-2020-52677. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2020-52678. lists.debian.org

References

1. https://github.com/GUI/legacy-rails-CVE-2020-5267-patch2. https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-65cv-r6x7-79hv3. https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/033a738817abd6e446e1b320cb7d1a5c15224e9a4. https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionview/CVE-2020-5267.yml5. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/55reWMM_Pg86. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XJ7NUWXAEVRQCROIIBV4C6WXO6IR3KSB7. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00019.html8. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/19/1

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