CVE-2012-1099

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb in the select helper in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.12, 3.1.x before 3.1.4, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving certain generation of OPTION elements within SELECT elements.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075675.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/03/1 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075740.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=799276
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2466 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/02/6 mailing list
http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/6fca4f5c47705488?dmode=source&output=gplain mailing list
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/3/1/ann-rails-3-0-12-has-been-released

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1099?
CVE-2012-1099 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1099?
To fix CVE-2012-1099, 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-2012-1099 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-1099 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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