GHSA-x7p2-x2j6-mwhr

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x7p2-x2j6-mwhr

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2017/11/GHSA-x7p2-x2j6-mwhr/GHSA-x7p2-x2j6-mwhr.json

Aliases

• CVE-2017-16833

Published

2017-11-29T23:19:51Z

Modified

2024-02-16T08:21:57.866595Z

Details

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Gemirro before 0.16.0 allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script via a crafted javascript: URL in the "homepage" value of a ".gemspec" file. A ".gemspec" file must be created with a JavaScript URL in the homepage value. This can be used to build a gem for upload to the Gemirro server, in order to achieve stored XSS via the author name hyperlink.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16833
• https://github.com/PierreRambaud/gemirro/commit/9659f9b7ce15a723da8e361bd41b9203b19c97de
• https://github.com/PierreRambaud/gemirro
• https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/gemirro/CVE-2017-16833.yml