CVE-2012-6684

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RedCloth library 4.2.9 for Ruby and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript: URI.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://co3k.org/blog/redcloth-unfixed-xss-en broken link
http://jgarber.lighthouseapp.com/projects/13054-redcloth/tickets/243-xss third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/50 mailing list third party advisory exploit
https://gist.github.com/co3k/75b3cb416c342aa1414c patch issue tracking
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3168 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6684?
CVE-2012-6684 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6684?
To fix CVE-2012-6684, 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-2012-6684 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-6684 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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