CVE-2024-27285 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability found in YARD, a Ruby documentation tool, specifically within the "frames.html" file of generated documentation. This flaw, caused by insufficient sanitization of user input in the "frames.erb" template, affects various distributions including Debian and Fedora. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 6.1, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to low impact on confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L) if exploited. The attack complexity is low (AC:L) and can be carried out over the network (AV:N). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage. A fix is available in YARD version 0.9.36.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.9.36CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yardoc:yard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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