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TI-2012-01004 Aliases CVE-2012-1098GHSA-qv8p-v9qw-wc7g

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.12, 3.1.x…

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x before 3.0.12, 3.1.x before 3.1.4, and 3.2.x before 3.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving a SafeBuffer object that is manipulated through certain methods.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02645 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial activesupport (RubyGems): 3.0.12, 3.1.4, 3.2.2Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—activesupport (RubyGems)3.0.0 to before 3.0.123.0.12Patch availableGHSA-qv8p-v9qw-wc7g
—activesupport (RubyGems)3.1.0 to before 3.1.43.1.4Patch availableGHSA-qv8p-v9qw-wc7g
—activesupport (RubyGems)3.2.0 to before 3.2.23.2.2Patch availableGHSA-qv8p-v9qw-wc7g
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • activesupport (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.0.12 Fixed in 3.0.12 Patch available GHSA-qv8p-v9qw-wc7g
  • activesupport (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0 to before 3.1.4 Fixed in 3.1.4 Patch available GHSA-qv8p-v9qw-wc7g
  • activesupport (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 3.2.0 to before 3.2.2 Fixed in 3.2.2 Patch available GHSA-qv8p-v9qw-wc7g

CPE configurations NVD · 61

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 betaVulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 beta2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 beta3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 beta4VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 rcVulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1 preVulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableRails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 beta Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 rc Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.1:pre:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 pre Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Rails
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CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:pre:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2 preVulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.7VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.7 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.7 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.8VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.8 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.8 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.8 rc3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.8 rc4VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.9VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.9 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.9 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.9 rc3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.9 rc4VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.9 rc5VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.10VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.10 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.11VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.12 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 beta1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 rc3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 rc4VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 rc5VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 rc6VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 rc7VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0 rc8VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1 rc3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.4 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0 rc1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0 rc2VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2 rc1VulnerableRails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.2:pre:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 pre Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.6:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.7:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.7 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 rc3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.8:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.8 rc4 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 rc3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 rc4 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.9 rc5 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.10 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.10 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.11 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.0.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.12 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:ruby_on_rails:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 rc5 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 rc6 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 rc7 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 rc8 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 rc3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:3.2.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·Rails

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-qv8p-v9qw-wc7g activesupport (RubyGems) Fixed in 3.0.12 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-qv8p-v9qw-wc7g activesupport (RubyGems) Fixed in 3.1.4 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-qv8p-v9qw-wc7g activesupport (RubyGems) Fixed in 3.2.2 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerAffectedNo fix yet

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1098
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qv8p-v9qw-wc7g

References

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2014-00124 Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-03828 Path traversal in Rails https://github.com/rails/rails KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-00672 Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-03830 Command injection in Rails https://github.com/rails/rails CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-06581 Code injection in https://github.com/rails/rails CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-00091 active_support/core_ext/hash/conversions.rb in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.15, 3.0.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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