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CVE-2014-2538 — Vulnerability in rack-ssl — CVE Details

MEDIUM

rack-ssl Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Published October 24, 2017Updated April 13, 2025Source: osv

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in `lib/rack/ssl.rb` in the rack-ssl gem before 1.4.0 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URI, which might not be properly handled by third-party adapters such as JRuby-Rack.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published October 24, 2017 (3275 days ago).
  • Last revised April 13, 2025 — 2728 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update rack-ssl to 1.4.0 or later
gem install rack-ssl -v 1.4.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
rack-ssl
rubygems
1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0 (+4 more)1.4.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-79
    Cross-site Scripting (XSS)MITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 6.1 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
P
Scope
—
Confidentiality
—
Integrity
—
Availability
—

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-2538?
rack-ssl Cross-site Scripting vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 6.1/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2014-2538?
CVE-2014-2538 affects rack-ssl. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2014-2538 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
6.1

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-v3rr-cph9-2g2q

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