Rails 7 ActionText unsanitized HTML via rich_text_area (fixed 7.1.3.4/7.2.beta2)
CVE-2024-32464 Published on June 4, 2024

Action Text brings rich text content and editing to Rails. Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.4 and 7.2.0.beta2.

Github Repository NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-32464 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Types

What is a Basic XSS Vulnerability?

The software receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This may allow such characters to be treated as control characters, which are executed client-side in the context of the user's session. Although this can be classified as an injection problem, the more pertinent issue is the improper conversion of such special characters to respective context-appropriate entities before displaying them to the user.

CVE-2024-32464 has been classified to as a Basic XSS vulnerability or weakness.

What is a XSS Vulnerability?

The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

CVE-2024-32464 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

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Vulnerable Packages

The following package name and versions may be associated with CVE-2024-32464

Package Manager Vulnerable Package Versions Fixed In
rubygems actiontext >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.3.4 7.1.3.4
rubygems actiontext = 7.2.0.beta1 7.2.0.beta2

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.28%
Percentile
50.94%

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