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WS-2015-0038

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Date: April 7, 2015

Redcarpet Gem for Ruby contains a flaw that allows a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This flaw exists because the parse_inline() function in markdown.c does not validate input before returning it to users

Language: Ruby

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Related Resources (4)

http://rubysec.com/advisories/OSVDB-120415/
http://danlec.com/blog/bug-in-sundown-and-redcarpet
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/b51605eae47451b47316dd76522fda0b1b5b940c/gems/redcarpet/OSVDB-120415.yml
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/WS-2015-0038

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE-79

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): NONE

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