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HistoryOct 06, 2020 - 9:00 p.m.

Possible XSS Vulnerability in Action Pack in Development Mode

2020-10-0621:00:00
RubySec
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There is a possible XSS vulnerability in Action Pack while the application
server is in development mode. This vulnerability is in the Actionable
Exceptions middleware. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE
identifier CVE-2020-8264.

Versions Affected: >= 6.0.0
Not affected: < 6.0.0
Fixed Versions: 6.0.3.4

Impact

When an application is running in development mode, and attacker can send or
embed (in another page) a specially crafted URL which can allow the attacker
to execute JavaScript in the context of the local application.

Workarounds

Until such time as the patch can be applied, application developers should
disable the Actionable Exceptions middleware in their development environment via
a line such as this one in their config/environment/development.rb:

config.middleware.delete ActionDispatch::ActionableExceptions

CPENameOperatorVersion
actionpacklt6.0.0
actionpacklt6.0.3.4