XSS Vulnerability in the `sanitize` helper of Ruby on Rails There is an XSS vulnerability in the sanitize helper in Ruby on Rails. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2013-1857. Versions Affected: All. Not affected: None. Fixed Versions: 3.2.13, 3.1.12 Impact ------ The sanitize helper in Ruby on Rails is designed to filter HTML and remove all tags and attributes which could be malicious. The code which ensured that URLs only contain supported protocols contained several bugs which could allow an attacker to embed a tag containing a URL which executes arbitrary javascript code. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the work arounds immediately. Releases -------- The 3.2.13 and 3.1.12 releases are available at the normal locations. Workarounds ----------- If you are unable to upgrade, you can place the following code into a file in config/initializers and it will replace the method with the correct implementation. module HTML class WhiteListSanitizer def contains_bad_protocols?(attr_name, value) uri_attributes.include?(attr_name) && (value =~ /(^[^\/:]*):|(�*58)|(:)|(p)|(%|%)3A/i && !allowed_protocols.include?(value.split(protocol_separator).first.downcase.strip)) end end end Patches ------- To aid users who aren't able to upgrade immediately we have provided patches for the two supported release series. They are in git-am format and consist of a single changeset. * 3-2-sanitize_protocol.patch - Patch for 3.2 series * 3-1-sanitize_protocol.patch - Patch for 3.1 series * 3-0-sanitize_protocol.patch - Patch for 3.0 series * 2-3-sanitize_protocol.patch - Patch for 2.3 series Please note that only the 3.1.x and 3.2.x series are supported at present. Users of earlier unsupported releases are advised to upgrade as soon as possible as we cannot guarantee the continued availability of security fixes for unsupported releases. Credits ------- Thanks to Alan Jenkins for reporting the vulnerability to us.
Created attachment 710233 [details] 2-3-sanitize_protocol.patch
Created attachment 710234 [details] 3-0-sanitize_protocol.patch
Created attachment 710235 [details] 3-1-sanitize_protocol.patch
Created attachment 710236 [details] 3-2-sanitize_protocol.patch
Please note that upstream reports that the patches have an issue and will be reissued this weekend most likely so we might need to respin this fix.
Created attachment 711753 [details] 2-3-sanitize_protocol.patch
Created attachment 711754 [details] 3-0-sanitize_protocol.patch
Created attachment 711755 [details] 3-1-sanitize_protocol.patch
Created attachment 711756 [details] 3-2-sanitize_protocol.patch
Can I get tracking bug for F1{7,8}? Thank you.
Created rubygem-actionpack tracking bugs for this issue Affects: epel-5 [bug 924297] Affects: fedora-all [bug 924298]
Acknowledgements: Red Hat would like to thank Ruby on Rails upstream for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Alan Jenkins as the original reporter.
This issue has been addressed in following products: RHEL 6 Version of OpenShift Enterprise Via RHSA-2013:0698 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0698.html
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having moderate security impact in CloudForms 1.1. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates.
IssueDescription: A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in Action Pack. A remote attacker could use this flaw to conduct XSS attacks against users of an application using Action Pack.
This issue has been addressed in the following products: Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 Via RHSA-2014:1863 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html