rubygem-actionview: cross-site scripting flaw in Action View
Published Sep 7, 2016
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.44%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.2.22.3, 4.x before 4.2.7.1, and 5.x before 5.0.0.1 might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via text declared as "HTML safe" and used as attribute values in tag handlers.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 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
- 3.1.12
- 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
- 3.2.7
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.8
- 3.2.9
- 3.2.9
- 3.2.9
- 3.2.9
- 3.2.10
- 3.2.11
- 3.2.12
- 3.2.13
- 3.2.13
- 3.2.13
- 3.2.15
- 3.2.15
- 3.2.16
- 3.2.17
- 3.2.18
- 3.2.21
- 3.2.22.2
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.4
- 4.0.5
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.6
- 4.0.7
- 4.0.8
- 4.0.9
- 4.0.10
- 4.0.10
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.4
- 4.1.5
- 4.1.6
- 4.1.6
- 4.1.6
- 4.1.7
- 4.1.7.1
- 4.1.8
- 4.1.9
- 4.1.9
- 4.1.10
- 4.1.10
- 4.1.10
- 4.1.10
- 4.1.10
- 4.1.12
- 4.1.12
- 4.1.13
- 4.1.13
- 4.1.14
- 4.1.14
- 4.1.14
- 4.1.14.2
- 4.1.15
- 4.1.15
- 4.1.16
- 4.1.16
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 4.2.3
- 4.2.4
- 4.2.4
- 4.2.5
- 4.2.5
- 4.2.5
- 4.2.5.1
- 4.2.5.2
- 4.2.6
- 4.2.6
- 4.2.7
- 4.2.7
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
- 3.0.4
- 3.2.14
- 3.2.14
- 3.2.14
- 3.2.15
- 3.2.15
- 3.2.19
- 3.2.20
- 3.2.22
- 3.2.22.1
- 4.0.10
- 4.0.11
- 4.0.11.1
- 4.0.12
- 4.0.13
- 4.0.13
- 4.1.11
- 4.1.14.1
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.0
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1856
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-8.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1857
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-20.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1858
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS
rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1856
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS
ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-8.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1857
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-20.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1858
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1856
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-8.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1857
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-20.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1858
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-6.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1856
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-ror42-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.2.6-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1855
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-ror42-rubygem-actionview-0:4.2.6-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1855
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-ror42-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.2.6-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1855
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-8.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1857
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-20.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1858
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-6.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1856
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
rh-ror42-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.2.6-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1855
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
rh-ror42-rubygem-actionview-0:4.2.6-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1855
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
rh-ror42-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.2.6-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1855
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-8.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1857
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-20.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1858
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS
rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-6.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1856
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS
rh-ror42-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.2.6-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1855
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS
rh-ror42-rubygem-actionview-0:4.2.6-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1855
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS
rh-ror42-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.2.6-3.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1855
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS
ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-8.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1857
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-20.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2016:1858
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1856 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-8.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1857 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-20.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1858 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS | rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1856 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS | ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-8.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1857 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-20.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1858 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS | rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1856 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS | ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-8.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1857 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-20.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1858 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-6.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1856 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-ror42-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.2.6-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1855 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-ror42-rubygem-actionview-0:4.2.6-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1855 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-ror42-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.2.6-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1855 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-8.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1857 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-20.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1858 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS | rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-6.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1856 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS | rh-ror42-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.2.6-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1855 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS | rh-ror42-rubygem-actionview-0:4.2.6-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1855 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS | rh-ror42-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.2.6-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1855 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS | ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-8.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1857 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-20.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1858 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS | rh-ror41-rubygem-actionview-0:4.1.5-6.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1856 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS | rh-ror42-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.2.6-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1855 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS | rh-ror42-rubygem-actionview-0:4.2.6-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1855 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS | rh-ror42-rubygem-activerecord-1:4.2.6-3.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1855 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS | ror40-rubygem-actionpack-1:4.0.2-8.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1857 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS | ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-1:3.2.8-20.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1858 |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | ruby193-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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 (32 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.44% (0.03438) | 88.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 3.44% (0.03438) | 88.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4.60% (0.04602) | 91.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 3.44% (0.03438) | 88.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.60% (0.04602) | 91.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 3.44% (0.03438) | 88.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.60% (0.04602) | 91.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 3.44% (0.03438) | 88.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.60% (0.04602) | 90.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.42% (0.03423) | 87.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 1.24% (0.01239) | 78.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 2.34% (0.02338) | 84.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 78.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 5, 2025 | 2.34% (0.02338) | 83.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 78.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 2.34% (0.02338) | 83.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 16, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 78.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 8, 2025 | 2.34% (0.02338) | 83.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 77.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 3, 2025 | 2.34% (0.02338) | 83.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 77.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.34% (0.02338) | 83.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 77.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.57% (0.03569) | 79.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.05% (0.02050) | 82.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 70.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00305) | 69.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 59.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00215) | 57.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 78.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 76.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01955) | 55.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1855.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1856.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1857.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1858.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2016/8/11/Rails-5-0-0-1-4-2-7-2-and-3-2-22-3-have-been-released/ x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3651 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92430 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6316 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1365008 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pc3m-v286-2jwj Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2016-6316.yml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/rubyonrails-security/I-VWr034ouk/gGu2FrCwDAAJ
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ruby-security-ann/8B2iV2tPRSE
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/I-VWr034ouk
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ruby-security-ann/8B2iV2tPRSE mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6316
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-6316 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227202008/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92430
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200812154343/https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-6316
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6316
Change history (0)
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