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Older Ruby on Rails sanitization could let attacker-controlled content bypass URL cleaning and run script in a victim's browser. The impact is application-specific: apps using Rails' sanitize helper on untrusted HTML are most relevant. The provided sources do not report active exploitation. Exposure is most likely in legacy Ruby on Rails applications using the Action Pack sanitize helper with user-supplied HTML or URLs. Listed affected branches include Rails before 2.3.18, 3.1.x before 3.1.12, and 3.2.x before 3.2.13; the bundle also names 3.0.x. Treat as a legacy application risk, not a broad emergency. Prioritize internet-facing Rails applications that accept rich user content, customer comments, profile fields, CMS input, or message bodies. Remediate during normal vulnerability cycles unless exposed high-trust user workflows raise business impact. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Rails to 2.3.18, 3.1.12, 3.2.13, or later supported vendor packages.; For Rails 3.0.x, check vendor guidance because no fixed 3.0.x release is named here.; Apply relevant OS vendor updates from Red Hat, SUSE, or Apple where Rails is packaged..
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- [rubyonrails-security] 20130318 [CVE-2013-1857] XSS Vulnerability in the `sanitize` helper of Ruby on RailsCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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