CVE-2017-12097 — Vulnerability in delayed_job_web — CVE Details

MEDIUM

delayed_job_web Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Published March 5, 2018Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

An exploitable cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the filter functionality of the delayed_job_web rails gem versions 1.2.9 before 1.4.2. A specially crafted URL can cause an XSS flaw resulting in an attacker being able to execute arbitrary javascript on the victim's browser. An attacker can phish an authenticated user to trigger this vulnerability.

Advisory Timeline

First published March 5, 2018 (3143 days ago).
Last revised February 16, 2024 — 2174 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler

Update delayed_job_web to 1.4.2 or later

gem install delayed_job_web -v 1.4.2

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
delayed_job_web	rubygems	1.2.10, 1.2.9, 1.3, 1.4	1.4.2

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

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-12097?: delayed_job_web 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-2017-12097?: CVE-2017-12097 affects delayed_job_web. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-12097 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-w7q9-xr2x-wh7x

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