SB2020092525 - Fedora 34 update for rubygem-actioncable, rubygem-actionmailbox, rubygem-actionmailer, rubygem-actionpack, rubygem-actiontext, rubygem-actionview, rubygem-activejob, rubygem-activemodel, rubygem-activerecord, rubygem-activestorage, rubygem-activesupport,

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SB2020092525 - Fedora 34 update for rubygem-actioncable, rubygem-actionmailbox, rubygem-actionmailer, rubygem-actionpack, rubygem-actiontext, rubygem-actionview, rubygem-activejob, rubygem-activemodel, rubygem-activerecord, rubygem-activestorage, rubygem-activesupport,

Published: September 25, 2020 Updated: April 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2020092525
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Low 67%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5267)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "j" and "escape_javascript" methods . A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.


2) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8185)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization process.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization. A remote attacker can execute any migrations that are pending for a Rails app running in production mode.


3) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15169)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in Action View's translation helpers. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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