CVE-2017-12098

An exploitable cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the add filter functionality of the rails_admin rails gem version 1.2.0. A specially crafted URL can cause an XSS flaw resulting in an attacker being able to execute arbitrary javascript on the victim's browser. An attacker can phish an authenticated user to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102486	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0450	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rails_admin_project:rails_admin:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

History

27 Jan 2023, 19:20

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(BID) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102486 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	(BID) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102486 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2018-01-19 19:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:30

NVD link : CVE-2017-12098

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12098

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-12098

JSON object : View

Products Affected

rails_admin_project

rails_admin

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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