CVE-2009-4214 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the strip_tags function of Ruby on Rails versions prior to 2.2.s and 2.3.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML due to improper handling of non-printing ASCII characters. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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