CVE-2012-6684

Published: Jan 8, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

4.3

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Redcloth: Redcloth Library · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redcloth Redcloth Library	Up to 4.2.9

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 7.0

Related CWEs

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (10)

http://co3k.org/blog/redcloth-unfixed-xss-en

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://jgarber.lighthouseapp.com/projects/13054-redcloth/tickets/243-xss

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/50

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3168

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://gist.github.com/co3k/75b3cb416c342aa1414c

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

http://co3k.org/blog/redcloth-unfixed-xss-en