CVE-2011-2197 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ruby on Rails versions 2.x, 3.0.x, and 3.1.x. The flaw stems from improper handling of safe buffer mutations, specifically when certain string methods like "sub" are used, allowing remote attackers to inject crafted strings. This medium-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential for partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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