UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12098

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12098
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12098.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12098
Upstream
Published
2018-01-19T19:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:18:09.706086Z
Severity
  • 6.1 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 6.1 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An exploitable cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the add filter functionality of the rails_admin rails gem version 1.2.0. 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ruby-rails-admin

Package

Name
ruby-rails-admin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-rails-admin@0.7.0~dfsg-2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.6.8~dfsg-1
0.7.0~dfsg-2

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / ruby-rails-admin

Package

Name
ruby-rails-admin
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-rails-admin@0.8.1+dfsg-3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.1+dfsg-3