CVE-2013-0256

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darkfish.js in RDoc 2.3.0 through 3.12 and 4.x before 4.0.0.preview2.1, as used in Ruby, does not properly generate docu

darkfish.js in RDoc 2.3.0 through 3.12 and 4.x before 4.0.0.preview2.1, as used in Ruby, does not properly generate documents, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted URL.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.02671

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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Weakness Classification

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

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Affected Products & Versions

ruby-lang rdoc>= 2.3.0 and < 3.12
ruby-lang rdocall versions
ruby-lang rubyall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions

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Affected Packages

Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.

RubyGems rdoc MODERATE fixed in 3.12.1

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productmediumRuby on Rails Framework Exceptions

productmediumPotential Ruby Reverse Shell

productmediumRuby Inline Command Execution

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Scoring & Timeline

4.3

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Published to NVD01 Mar 2013 · 05:40 AM

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Vendor Advisories

rhsaRHSA-2013:0686Low
usnUSN-1733-1
rhsaRHSA-2013:0701Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2013:0728Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2013:0548Moderate

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://blog.segment7.net/2013/02/06/rdoc-xss-vulnerability-cve-2013-0256-releases-3-9-5-3-12-1-4-0-0-rc-2Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00015.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00048.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0548.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0686.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0701.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0728.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/52774Third Party Advisory

http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/02/06/rdoc-xss-cve-2013-0256/Vendor Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1733-1Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=907820Issue Tracking

https://github.com/rdoc/rdoc/commit/ffa87887ee0517793df7541629a470e331f9fe60Third Party Advisory

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