CVE-2015-7580 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the rails-html-sanitizer gem (versions before 1.0.3) used by Ruby on Rails 4.2.x and 5.x, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through crafted CDATA nodes. With a CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring user interaction but potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and 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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:html_sanitizer:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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