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CVE-2023-28120 (GCVE-0-2023-28120)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-09 00:33 – Updated: 2025-01-09 21:46
VLAI
Summary
There is a vulnerability in ActiveSupport if the new bytesplice method is called on a SafeBuffer with untrusted user input.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-09 21:44 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Rails ActiveSupport Affected: 7.0.4.3 , < 7.0.4.3 (custom)
Affected: 6.1.7.3 , < 6.1.7.3 (custom)
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