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CVE-2014-2538

14
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-2538 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rack-ssl gem (versions prior to 1.4.0), specifically within lib/rack/ssl.rb. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URI, potentially impacting third-party adapters like JRuby-Rack. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a partial impact on integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0219 is in the 68th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media 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.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: rack-sslFixed in: 1.4.0
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: OpenShift Enterprise 1Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-rack-ssl
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-rack-ssl
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-rack-ssl
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-rack-ssl
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerFixed in: ruby193-rubygem-rack-ssl
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: CloudForms Management Engine 5Fixed in: ruby193-rubygem-rack-ssl

Vendor Advisories (2)

rubygemsGHSA-v3rr-cph9-2g2qmedium

rack-ssl Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Oct 24, 2017
redhatCVE-2014-2538Moderate

rack-ssl: URL error display XSS

Jul 9, 2013

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00032.html
secunia.com / advisories/57466
Vendor Advisory
github.com / josh/rack-ssl/commit/9d7d7300b907e496db68d89d07fbc2e0df0b487b
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/03/19/20
securityfocus.com / bid/66314