SB2016081712 - Fedora 23 update for rubygem-actionview

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SB2016081712 - Fedora 23 update for rubygem-actionview

Published: August 17, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016081712
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6316)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.22.3, 4.x before 4.2.7.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.1. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References