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Debian: DLA-2149-1 Moderate: Rails XSS Issue in ActionView

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Calendar Grey March 20, 2020
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Be cautious with ActionView's JavaScript literal escape methods, as they may introduce XSS vulnerabilities. To safeguard your Debian environment, consider updating your rails framework.
In ActionView before versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2, there is a possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView's JavaScript literal escape helpers
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Summary

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
2:4.1.8-1+deb8u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your rails packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Best,
Utkarsh


Package: rails
Version: 2:4.1.8-1+deb8u6
CVE ID: CVE-2020-5267
Debian Bug: 954304

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