The Show In Browser (show_in_browser) gem 0.0.3 for Ruby allows local users to inject…
Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
The Show In Browser (show_in_browser) gem 0.0.3 for Ruby allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a symlink attack on /tmp/browser.html.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00391 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | show_in_browser (RubyGems) | — | — | No fix listed | GHSA-9hx9-w2j6-rw76 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- show_in_browser (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-9hx9-w2j6-rw76
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jonathan_leung:show_in_browser:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | 0.0.3 | Vulnerable | Jonathan Leung |
- cpe:2.3:a:jonathan_leung:show_in_browser:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 0.0.3 Vulnerable ·Jonathan Leung
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2105
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9hx9-w2j6-rw76
References
Exploit 2
Sources
- CVE-2013-2105 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-2105 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9hx9-w2j6-rw76 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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