#VU75785 Cross-site scripting in actionpack - CVE-2022-22577

Vulnerability identifier: #VU75785

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22577

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
actionpack
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Ruby

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 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

actionpack: before 5.2.7.1, 6.0.4.8, 6.1.5.1, 7.0.2.4, 5.2.7.1, 5.2.7.1, 5.2.7.1, 5.2.7.1

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External links
https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2022-22577-possible-xss-vulnerability-in-action-pack/80533
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00002.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0002/
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5372

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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