openSUSE: Security Advisory for rubygem-loofah (openSUSE-SU-2018:3951-1)
🗓️ 04 Dec 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbHType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 74 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loofah -- XSS vulnerability | 30 Oct 201800:00 | – | freebsd | |
| A vulnerability in the library for processing and transforming HTML/XML code fragments, called Ruby Loofah, arises due to improper handling of input during web page generation. This vulnerability allows attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code. | 4 Apr 201900:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| Loofah gem for Ruby cross-site scripting vulnerability | 11 Jan 201900:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2018-16468 | 30 Oct 201821:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2018-16468 | 30 Oct 201821:00 | – | cvelist | |
| [SECURITY] [DSA 4364-1] ruby-loofah security update | 8 Jan 201922:48 | – | debian | |
| CVE-2018-16468 | 30 Oct 201821:00 | – | debiancve | |
| Debian DSA-4364-1 : ruby-loofah - security update | 10 Jan 201900:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 27 : rubygem-loofah (2018-4ce40afcb6) | 28 Nov 201800:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 29 : rubygem-loofah (2018-d5fcbb9ca6) | 3 Jan 201900:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/106054 |
| lists | www.lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-11/msg00051.html |
# Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.852152");
script_version("2025-04-15T05:54:49+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-16468");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"3.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-04-15 05:54:49 +0000 (Tue, 15 Apr 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-10-09 23:36:00 +0000 (Wed, 09 Oct 2019)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-12-04 12:40:38 +0530 (Tue, 04 Dec 2018)");
script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for rubygem-loofah (openSUSE-SU-2018:3951-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/opensuse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSELeap15\.0");
script_xref(name:"openSUSE-SU", value:"2018:3951-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-11/msg00051.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106054");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'rubygem-loofah'
package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2018:3951-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for rubygem-loofah fixes the following issues:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2018-16468: Fixed XSS by removing the svg animate attribute `from`
from the allowlist (bsc#1113969).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods
like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.0:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-1478=1");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"rubygem-loofah on openSUSE Leap 15.0.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "openSUSELeap15.0") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ruby2.5-rubygem-loofah", rpm:"ruby2.5-rubygem-loofah~2.2.2~lp150.3.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ruby2.5-rubygem-loofah-doc", rpm:"ruby2.5-rubygem-loofah-doc~2.2.2~lp150.3.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"uby2.5-rubygem-loofah-testsuite", rpm:"uby2.5-rubygem-loofah-testsuite~2.2.2~lp150.3.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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