CVE-2020-5267
MediumPublished
Possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView
- Published
- Mar 19, 2020
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Evidence observed
- Aug 5, 2026
Primary CVSS
4.8/ 10Medium
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N1.5%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 73.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
In ActionView before versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2, there is a possible XSS vulnerability in ActionView's JavaScript literal escape helpers. Views that use the `j` or `escape_javascript` methods may be susceptible to XSS attacks. The issue is fixed in versions 6.0.2.2 and 5.2.4.2.
Sources
1Patch CVE-2020-5267 for Rails 4 and Rails 3
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