Cross-site scripting in Loofah gem for Ruby

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU22927

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15587

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Loofah: 0.2.0 - 2.3.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:mike_dalessio:loofah:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mike_dalessio:loofah:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:mike_dalessio:loofah:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/issues/171
https://hackerone.com/reports/709009
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4554

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.