XSS Vulnerability in number_to_currency

There is an XSS vulnerability in the numbertocurrency helper in Ruby on Raile. The numbertocurrency helper allows users to nicely format a numeric value. One of the parameters to the helper unit is not escaped correctly. Applications which pass user controlled data as the unit parameter are...

rails -- multiple vulnerabilities

Rails weblog: Rails 3.2.16 and 4.0.2 have been released! These two releases contain important security fixes, so please upgrade as soon as possible! In order to make upgrading as smooth as possible, we've only included commits directly related to each security issue. The security fixes in 3.2.16...

XSS Vulnerability in simple_format helper

There is a vulnerability in the simpleformat helper in Ruby on Rails. The simpleformat helper converts user supplied text into html text which is intended to be safe for display. A change made to the implementation of this helper means that any user provided HTML attributes will not be escaped...

Incomplete fix to CVE-2013-0155 (Unsafe Query Generation Risk)

The prior fix to CVE-2013-0155 was incomplete and the use of common 3rd party libraries can accidentally circumvent the protection. Due to the way that Rack::Request and Rails::Request interact, it is possible for a 3rd party or custom rack middleware to parse the parameters insecurely and store...

Thousands of websites based on Ruby on Rails vulnerable to Cookie Handling flaw

Ruby on Rails contains a flaw in its design that may allow attackers to more easily access applications. Websites that rely on Ruby on Rails's default cookie storage mechanism CookieStore are at risk. The vulnerability was actually reported two months ago, but still thousands of website are runni...

Thousands of websites based on Ruby on Rails vulnerable to Cookie Handling flaw

Ruby on Rails contains a flaw in its design that may allow attackers to more easily access applications. Websites that rely on Ruby on Rails’s default cookie storage mechanism CookieStore are at risk. The vulnerability was actually reported two months ago, but still thousands of website are runni...

Nearly 2000 Sites Vulnerable to Ruby on Rails Cookie Problem

A lingering security issue in Ruby on Rails that stems from a setting in the framework’s cookie-based storage mechanism is still present in almost 2,000 websites. Sites using an old version of Ruby on Rails that relies on CookieStore, the framework’s default cookie storage mechanism, are at risk...

Ruby on Rails JSON Processor Floating Point Heap Overflow DoS

When Ruby attempts to convert a string representation of a large floating point decimal number to its floating point equivalent, a heap-based buffer overflow can be triggered. This module has been tested successfully on a Ruby on Rails application using Ruby version 1.9.3-p448 with WebRick and Th...

Internet Bug Bounty Pays $5,000 for Severe Bugs

A bounty program begun by a bevy of industry heavyweights, including Microsoft and Facebook, will pay good money to white hats, researchers and even aspiring young hackers who find bugs in any of a dozen technologies central to the vitality and trustworthiness of the Internet. Dubbed the Internet...

Mac OS X : OS X Server < 3.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

The remote Mac OS X host has a version of OS X Server installed that is prior to 3.0. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the included JSON Ruby Gem, which can be abused to exhaust all available memory resources. CVE-2013-026...

CVE-2013-4389

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in logsubscriber.rb files in the log subscriber component in Action Mailer in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted e-mail address that is improperly handled during construction of a log message...

CVE-2013-4389

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in logsubscriber.rb files in the log subscriber component in Action Mailer in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted e-mail address that is improperly handled during construction of a log message...

UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4389

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in logsubscriber.rb files in the log subscriber component in Action Mailer in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted e-mail address that is improperly handled during construction of a log message...

Format string

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in logsubscriber.rb files in the log subscriber component in Action Mailer in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted e-mail address that is improperly handled during construction of a log message...

CVE-2013-4389

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in logsubscriber.rb files in the log subscriber component in Action Mailer in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted e-mail address that is improperly handled during construction of a log message...

CVE-2013-4389

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in logsubscriber.rb files in the log subscriber component in Action Mailer in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted e-mail address that is improperly handled during construction of a log message...

PT-2013-4991 · Ruby +1 · Ruby On Rails +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ruby on Rails versions prior to 3.2.15 Description: The issue concerns multiple format string vulnerabilities in the log subscriber.rb files within the log subscriber component of Action Mailer in Ruby on Rails. These vulnerabilities can be...

CVE-2013-4389

CVE-2013-4389 affecting Ruby on Rails Action Mailer 3.x (log_subscriber.rb) allows remote DoS via a crafted email address during log message construction. Connected advisories confirm the issue in rubygem-actionmailer-3.x/Action Mailer, with OpenSUSE noting a fix for the log_subscriber DoS vulner...

CVE-2013-4389 rubygem-actionmailer: email address processing DoS

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in logsubscriber.rb files in the log subscriber component in Action Mailer in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted e-mail address that is improperly handled during construction of a log message...

Some Versions of Ruby on Rails Could Expose Cookies

Versions 2.0 to 4.0 of the popular open source Web framework Ruby on Rails are vulnerable to a Web security issue involving cookies that could make it much easier for someone to log in to an app as another user. According to security researcher G.S. McNamara, Ruby on Rails’ defacto session storin...