CVE-2015-2963

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Published Jul 10, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The thoughtbot paperclip gem before 4.2.2 for Ruby does not consider the content-type value during media-type validation, which allows remote attackers to upload HTML documents and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a spoofed value, as demonstrated by image/jpeg.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:thoughtbot:paperclip:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0177	The thoughtbot paperclip gem before 4.2.2 for Ruby does not consider the content-type value during media-type validation, which allows remote attackers to upload HTML documents and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a spoofed value, as demonstrated by image/jpeg.
Github GHSA	GHSA-6jvm-3j5h-79f6	paperclip Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

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

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Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.106% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN83881261/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000088
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/19/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75304
https://github.com/thoughtbot/paperclip/commit/9aee4112f36058cd28d5fe4a006d6981bd1eda57
https://robots.thoughtbot.com/paperclip-security-release

History

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Subscriptions

Thoughtbot Paperclip

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:32 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published: Jul 10, 2015, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:32 AM
Reserved: Apr 7, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 10, 2015, 5:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:25 AM

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