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CVE-2017-20159 — Vulnerability in keynote — CVE Details

MEDIUM

keynote Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Published December 31, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

A vulnerability was found in rf Keynote up to 0.x. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file lib/keynote/rumble.rb. The manipulation of the argument value leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.0 can address this issue. The name of the patch is 05be4356b0a6ca7de48da926a9b997beb5ffeb4a. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217142 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published December 31, 2022 (1381 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 312 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update keynote to 1.0.0 or later
gem install keynote -v 1.0.0

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
keynote
rubygems
0.0.1, 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2 (+10 more)1.0.0

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
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-2017-20159?
keynote 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-2017-20159?
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Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
6.1

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

Also Known As

GHSA-399p-vq28-5hg8

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