CVE-2022-27777
XSS Vulnerability in Action View tag helpers
Impact
There is a possible XSS vulnerability in Action View tag helpers. Passing untrusted input as hash keys can lead to a possible XSS vulnerability. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2022-27777. Versions Affected: ALL Not affected: NONE Fixed Versions: 7.0.2.4, 6.1.5.1, 6.0.4.8, 5.2.7.1 ## Impact If untrusted data is passed as the hash key for tag attributes, there is a possibility that the untrusted data may not be properly escaped which can lead to an XSS vulnerability. Impacted code will look something like this: ``` check_box_tag('thename', 'thevalue', false, aria: { malicious_input => 'thevalueofaria' }) ``` Where the "malicious_input" variable contains untrusted data. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately. ## Releases The FIXED releases are available at the normal locations. ## Workarounds Escape the untrusted data before using it as a key for tag helper methods.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | actionview | <= 5.2.7.0 | 5.2.7.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Rubyonrails | Actionpack | before 5.2.7.1 from 6.0.0 before 6.0.4.8 from 6.1.0 before 6.1.5.1 from 7.0.0 before 7.0.2.4 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 10.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2022-27777-possible-xss-vulnerability-in-action-view-tag-helpers/80534
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00002.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5372
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ch3h-j2vf-95pv
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27777
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/649516ce0feb699ae06a8c5e81df75d460cc9a85
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionview/CVE-2022-27777.yml
- https://groups.google.com/g/ruby-security-ann/c/9wJPEDv-iRw
- https://rubyonrails.org/2022/4/26/Rails-7-0-2-4-6-1-5-1-6-0-4-8-and-5-2-7-1-have-been-released