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CVE-2024-32464 (actiontext): ActionText ContentAttachment can Contain Unsanitized HTML

ADVISORIES

GEM

actiontext

FRAMEWORK

Ruby on Rails

SEVERITY

CVSS v3.x: 6.1 (Medium)

UNAFFECTED VERSIONS

  • < 7.1.0

PATCHED VERSIONS

  • ~> 7.1.3, >= 7.1.3.4
  • >= 7.2.0.beta2

DESCRIPTION

Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML.

This has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-32464.

Versions Affected: >= 7.1.0 Not affected: < 7.1.0 Fixed Versions: 7.1.3.4

Impact

This could lead to a potential cross site scripting issue within the Trix editor.

Releases

The fixed releases are available at the normal locations.

Workarounds

N/A

Patches

To aid users who aren't able to upgrade immediately we have provided patches for the supported release series in accordance with our maintenance policy regarding security issues. They are in git-am format and consist of a single changeset.

  • action_text_content_attachment_xss_7_1_stable.patch - Patch for 7.1 series

Credits

Thank you ooooooo_q for reporting this!

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