CVE-2012-1099 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ruby on Rails versions 3.0.x, 3.1.x, and 3.2.x. Specifically, it affects the 'select' helper within actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through manipulated OPTION elements. With a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.