CVE-2022-27777

Public Exploit

Description

A XSS Vulnerability in Action View tag helpers >= 5.2.0 and < 5.2.0 which would allow an attacker to inject content if able to control input into specific attributes.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.74% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory rubyonrails.org
Affected: n/a https://github.com/rails/rails
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2022-27777-possible-xss-vulnerability-in-action-view-tag-helpers/80534 exploit patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00002.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5372 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-27777?
CVE-2022-27777 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-27777?
To fix CVE-2022-27777, 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-2022-27777 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-27777 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-27777?
CVE-2022-27777 affects n/a https://github.com/rails/rails.
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