UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6684

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6684
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6684.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6684
Upstream
Published
2015-01-08T01:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:10:39.275420Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RedCloth library 4.2.9 for Ruby and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript: URI.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ruby-redcloth

Package

Name
ruby-redcloth
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-redcloth@4.2.9-5build4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.2.9-5build4

Affected versions

4.*

4.2.9-5build1
4.2.9-5build2
4.2.9-5build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-redcloth",
            "binary_version": "4.2.9-5build4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-redcloth-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.2.9-5build4"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ruby-redcloth

Package

Name
ruby-redcloth
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-redcloth@4.3.2-3build1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.3.2-3build1

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.2-2
4.3.2-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-redcloth",
            "binary_version": "4.3.2-3build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-redcloth-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.3.2-3build1"
        }
    ]
}