CVE-2007-3227

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Published Jun 14, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the to_json (ActiveRecord::Base#to_json) function in Ruby on Rails before edge 9606 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the input values.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-gm25-fpmr-43fj	Moderate severity vulnerability that affects rails

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.7% (3.683% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195315
http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/8371
http://osvdb.org/36378
http://pastie.caboo.se/65550.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/25699
http://secunia.com/advisories/27657
http://secunia.com/advisories/27756
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-17.xml
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/10/12/rails-1-2-5-maintenance-release
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2007/10/5/rails-1-2-4-maintenance-release
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_24_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24161
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2216

History

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Subscriptions

Rubyonrails Rails

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:05 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 14, 2007, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:05 PM
Reserved: Jun 14, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:41 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 14, 2007, 11:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:41 PM

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