Rack provides a minimal, modular and adaptable interface for developing
web applications in Ruby. By wrapping HTTP requests and responses in
the simplest way possible, it unifies and distills the API for web
servers, web frameworks, and software in between (the so-called
middleware) into a single method call.
Also see https://rack.github.io/.
There is a possible XSS vulnerability in Rack before 2.0.6 and 1.6.11. Carefully crafted requests can impact the data returned by the `scheme` method on `Rack::Request`. Applications that expect the scheme to be limited to 'http' or 'https' and do not escape the return value could be vulnerable to an XSS attack. Note that applications using the normal escaping mechanisms provided by Rails may not impacted, but applications that bypass the escaping mechanisms, or do not use them may be vulnerable.
CVE-2018-16471 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Rack provides a minimal, modular and adaptable interface for developing web applications in Ruby. By wrapping HTTP requests and responses in the simplest way possible, it unifies and distills the API for web servers, web frameworks, and software in between (the so-called middleware) into a single method call. Also see https://rack.github.io/.
Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/rack-2.0.5.gem
Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock
Path to vulnerable library: /Gemfile.lock
Dependency Hierarchy: - font-awesome-middleman-4.2.1.gem (Root Library) - middleman-core-4.2.1.gem - :x: **rack-2.0.5.gem** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 70bae847b9086be8573f71ca53e5e89bbf7c2921
Found in base branch: master
There is a possible XSS vulnerability in Rack before 2.0.6 and 1.6.11. Carefully crafted requests can impact the data returned by the `scheme` method on `Rack::Request`. Applications that expect the scheme to be limited to 'http' or 'https' and do not escape the return value could be vulnerable to an XSS attack. Note that applications using the normal escaping mechanisms provided by Rails may not impacted, but applications that bypass the escaping mechanisms, or do not use them may be vulnerable.
Publish Date: 2018-11-13
URL: CVE-2018-16471
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Changed - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/GKsAFT924Ag
Release Date: 2018-11-13
Fix Resolution: 2.0.6, 1.6.11
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