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This is an XSS flaw in older Ruby on Rails number formatting helpers. If an application allowed untrusted values into formatting options, an attacker could cause script or HTML to appear in pages viewed by users. Sources do not show active exploitation. Most likely in legacy Rails applications or packaged Rails stacks still running affected versions, especially pages using these helpers with formatting options influenced by request parameters, stored user content, or localization-like data. Prioritize remediation for internet-facing legacy Rails applications handling authenticated users or sensitive workflows. This is not marked as actively exploited in the supplied sources, but XSS can affect account integrity and customer trust. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Rails to 3.2.17, 4.0.3, 4.1.0.beta2, or later supported releases.; Apply relevant vendor updates for packaged Rails from Red Hat, SUSE, or distribution maintainers.; Review views/helpers using number_to_currency, number_to_percentage, or number_to_human..
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- [rubyonrails-security] 20140218 XSS Vulnerability in number_to_currency, number_to_percentage and number_to_human (CVE-2014-0081)CVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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