CVE-2020-15169

MEDIUM

Action View <6.0.3.3 - XSS

Title source: llm

Description

In Action View before versions 5.2.4.4 and 6.0.3.3 there is a potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Action View's translation helpers. Views that allow the user to control the default (not found) value of the `t` and `translate` helpers could be susceptible to XSS attacks. When an HTML-unsafe string is passed as the default for a missing translation key named html or ending in _html, the default string is incorrectly marked as HTML-safe and not escaped. This is patched in versions 6.0.3.3 and 5.2.4.4. A workaround without upgrading is proposed in the source advisory.

Exploits (1)

nomisec STUB
by glasses618 · poc
https://github.com/glasses618/CVE-2020-15169

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0150
EPSS Percentile 81.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (4)
action_view_project/action_view < 5.2.4.4
debian/debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject/fedora 33
rubygems/actionview 0 - 5.2.4.4RubyGems
Published Sep 11, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026