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CVE-2024-27285

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FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0106 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: yardFixed in: 0.9.36
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 6Fixed in: foreman-installer
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 6Fixed in: satellite-capsule:el8/foreman-installer
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 6Fixed in: satellite:el8/foreman-installer

Vendor Advisories (2)

rubygemsGHSA-8mq4-9jjh-9xrcmedium

YARD's default template vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting in generated frames.html

Feb 28, 2024
redhatCVE-2024-27285Moderate

yard: Cross-site scripting in the frams.erb template file

Feb 28, 2024

References

github.com / lsegal/yard/commit/1fcb2d8b316caf8779cfdcf910715e9ab583f0aa
Patch
github.com / lsegal/yard/commit/2069e2bf08293bda2fcc78f7d0698af6354054be
Patch
github.com / lsegal/yard/pull/1538
Issue TrackingPatch
github.com / lsegal/yard/security/advisories/GHSA-8mq4-9jjh-9xrc
ExploitVendor Advisory
github.com / rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/yard/CVE-2024-27285.yml
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00006.html
Mailing List
lists.fedoraproject.org / archives/list/[email protected]/message/MR3Z2E2UIZZ7YOR7R645EVSBGWMB2RGA
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