rubygem-actionpack: i18n missing translation XSS
Published Dec 7, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.23%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/translation_helper.rb in the internationalization component in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.16 and 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string that triggers generation of a fallback string by the i18n gem.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 4.0.1
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
Configuration 2
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.5
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.6
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.7
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.8
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.9
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.10
- 3.0.11
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.12
- 3.0.13
- 3.0.13
- 3.0.14
- 3.0.16
- 3.0.17
- 3.0.18
- 3.0.19
- 3.0.20
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5
- 3.1.5
- 3.1.6
- 3.1.7
- 3.1.8
- 3.1.9
- 3.1.10
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.3
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.4
- 3.2.5
- 3.2.6
- 3.2.7
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.9
- 3.2.10
- 3.2.11
- 3.2.12
- 3.2.13
- 3.2.13
- 3.2.13
- ≤ 3.2.15
- 3.0.4
- 3.1.11
- 3.2.14
- 3.2.14
- 3.2.14
- 3.2.15
- 3.2.15
No data.
OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-5.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0008
Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL-6
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-5.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1794
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4
katello-0:1.4.3.28-1.el6sam_splice
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1863
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4
ruby193-rubygem-actionmailer-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1863
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.17-6.el6sam
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1863
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4
ruby193-rubygem-activemodel-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1863
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4
ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.17-5.el6sam
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1863
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4
ruby193-rubygem-activeresource-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1863
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4
ruby193-rubygem-activesupport-1:3.2.17-2.el6sam
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1863
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4
ruby193-rubygem-i18n-0:0.6.9-1.el6sam
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1863
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4
ruby193-rubygem-mail-0:2.5.4-1.el6sam
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1863
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4
ruby193-rubygem-rack-1:1.4.5-3.el6sam
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1863
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4
ruby193-rubygem-rails-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1863
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4
ruby193-rubygem-railties-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam
Fixed · RHSA-2014:1863
CloudForms Management Engine 5
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
Will not fix
OpenShift Enterprise 1
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
Not affected
Red Hat Satellite 6
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
Affected
Red Hat Software Collections
ror40-rubygem-actionpack
Not affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
rubygem-actionpack
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 3 for RHEL 6 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0008 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for RHEL-6 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1794 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 | katello-0:1.4.3.28-1.el6sam_splice | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1863 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 | ruby193-rubygem-actionmailer-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1863 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.17-6.el6sam | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1863 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 | ruby193-rubygem-activemodel-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1863 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 | ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-1:3.2.17-5.el6sam | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1863 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 | ruby193-rubygem-activeresource-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1863 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 | ruby193-rubygem-activesupport-1:3.2.17-2.el6sam | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1863 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 | ruby193-rubygem-i18n-0:0.6.9-1.el6sam | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1863 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 | ruby193-rubygem-mail-0:2.5.4-1.el6sam | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1863 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 | ruby193-rubygem-rack-1:1.4.5-3.el6sam | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1863 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 | ruby193-rubygem-rails-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1863 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1.4 | ruby193-rubygem-railties-1:3.2.17-1.el6sam | Fixed | RHSA-2014:1863 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Will not fix | n/a |
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | ror40-rubygem-actionpack | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | rubygem-actionpack | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 82.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 80.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00713) | 69.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02285) | 74.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.71% (0.00713) | 70.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 76.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 75.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2023 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 72.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00510) | 73.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 70.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00079.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00081.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00082.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1794.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1863.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57836 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2888 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.getchef.com/blog/2014/04/09/enterprise-chef-11-1-3-release/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64076 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4491 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036922 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-699m-mcjm-9cw8 Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2013-4491.yml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/pLrh6DUw998
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/pLrh6DUw998/bLFEyIO4k_EJ mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4491
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4491 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4491
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