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CVE-2012-3465 is an XSS flaw in Ruby on Rails' strip_tags helper. A vulnerable application could fail to remove malformed HTML safely, allowing attacker-supplied script or HTML to reach users' browsers. Business risk depends on whether affected Rails versions process untrusted HTML in user-facing pages. Likely exposure is legacy Ruby on Rails applications or vendor packages still using the affected 3.0, 3.1, or 3.2 release lines, especially where strip_tags handles user-controlled HTML or content submitted through forms, comments, profiles, CMS fields, or similar inputs. Treat this as a legacy web application exposure issue. It is not flagged as actively exploited in the supplied data, but affected internet-facing Rails apps can expose users to browser-side compromise. Patch or retire affected Rails versions during the next security maintenance window. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Rails to 3.0.17, 3.1.8, 3.2.8, or later as applicable.; Apply relevant vendor package updates, including Red Hat advisories where used.; Review application code paths using strip_tags on untrusted content..
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- [rubyonrails-security] 20120810 XSS Vulnerability in strip_tagsCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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