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GHSA-mm33-5vfq-3mm3
No affected components available
There is a possible XSS vulnerability in Rails / Action Pack. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2022-22577.
Versions Affected: >= 5.2.0 Not affected: < 5.2.0 Fixed Versions: 7.0.2.4, 6.1.5.1, 6.0.4.8, 5.2.7.1
Impact
CSP headers were only sent along with responses that Rails considered as "HTML" responses. This left API requests without CSP headers, which could possibly expose users to XSS attacks.
Releases
The FIXED releases are available at the normal locations.
Workarounds
Set a CSP for your API responses manually.
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a low impact on the integrity of the data.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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