CVE-2007-3227

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the to_json (ActiveRecord::Base#to_json) function in Ruby on Rails before edge 9606 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the input values.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 15.07% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://pastie.caboo.se/65550.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/25699 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2216 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-17.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27756 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/36378 vdb entry
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195315
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/10/12/rails-1-2-5-maintenance-release
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/10/5/rails-1-2-4-maintenance-release
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_24_sr.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27657 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/8371
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24161 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3227?
CVE-2007-3227 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3227?
To fix CVE-2007-3227, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3227 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3227 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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