Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-2931 (CCN-69239)

Assigned:2011-08-16
Published:2011-08-16
Updated:2019-08-08
Summary:Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the strip_tags helper in actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/node.rb in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.13, 3.0.x before 3.0.10, and 3.1.x before 3.1.0.rc5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a tag with an invalid name.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.7 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-79
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2011-2931

Source: CCN
Type: Ruby on Rails: Security | Google Groups
XSS Vulnerability in strip_tags helper

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[rubyonrails-security] 20110816 XSS Vulnerability in strip_tags helper

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2011-11572

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2011-11567

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2011-11386

Source: CCN
Type: Ruby on Rails Web site
Ruby on Rails

Source: CCN
Type: SA45648
Ruby on Rails Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
45921

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2011/8/16/ann-rails-3-1-0-rc6

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-2301

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-2301
rails -- several vulnerabilities

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[oss-security] 20110817 CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4)

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[oss-security] 20110819 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4)

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[oss-security] 20110820 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4)

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[oss-security] 20110822 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4)

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20110822 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4)

Source: MLIST
Type: Patch
[oss-security] 20110822 Re: CVE request: ruby on rails flaws (4)

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 74617
Ruby on Rails actionpack/lib/action_controller/vendor/html-scanner/html/node.rb strip_tags Function XSS

Source: CCN
Type: BID-49179
Ruby on Rails Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731436

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
rubyonrails-striptagshelper-xss(69239)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/586a944ddd4d03e66dea1093306147594748037a

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20112931
    V
    		CVE-2011-2931
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14680
    P
    		DSA-2301-1 rails -- several
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15291
    P
    		DSA-2301-2 rails -- several
    2014-06-23
    BACK
    rubyonrails rails 2.0.0
    rubyonrails rails 2.0.0 rc1
    rubyonrails rails 2.0.0 rc2
    rubyonrails rails 2.0.1
    rubyonrails rails 2.0.2
    rubyonrails rails 2.0.4
    rubyonrails rails 2.1.0
    rubyonrails rails 2.1.1
    rubyonrails rails 2.1.2
    rubyonrails rails 2.2.0
    rubyonrails rails 2.2.1
    rubyonrails rails 2.2.2
    rubyonrails rails 2.3.2
    rubyonrails rails 2.3.3
    rubyonrails rails 2.3.4
    rubyonrails rails 2.3.9
    rubyonrails rails 2.3.10
    rubyonrails rails 2.3.11
    rubyonrails rails 2.3.12
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.0
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 beta
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 beta2
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 beta3
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 beta4
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 rc
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.0 rc2
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.1
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.1 pre
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.2
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.2 pre
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.3
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.4 rc1
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.5
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.5 rc1
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.6
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.6 rc1
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.6 rc2
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.7
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.7 rc1
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.7 rc2
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.8
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.8 rc1
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.8 rc2
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.8 rc3
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.8 rc4
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.9
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.9 rc1
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.9 rc2
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.9 rc3
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.9 rc4
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.9 rc5
    rubyonrails rails 3.0.10 rc1
    rubyonrails rails 3.1.0
    rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 beta1
    rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 rc1
    rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 rc2
    rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 rc3
    rubyonrails rails 3.1.0 rc4
    rubyonrails ruby on rails 3.0.4