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TI-2014-02041 Aliases CVE-2014-2538GHSA-v3rr-cph9-2g2q

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in lib/rack/ssl.rb in the rack-ssl gem before…

Priority LOW 24CWE-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: 6 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 lib/rack/ssl.rb in the rack-ssl gem before 1.4.0 for Ruby allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a URI, which might not be properly handled by third-party adapters such as JRuby-Rack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0219 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial rack-ssl (RubyGems): 1.4.0Red Hat: 6 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
—rack-ssl (RubyGems)before 1.4.01.4.0Patch availableGHSA-v3rr-cph9-2g2q
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • rack-ssl (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.0 Fixed in 1.4.0 Patch available GHSA-v3rr-cph9-2g2q

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*up to 1.3.4VulnerableJoshua Peek
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*1.0.0VulnerableJoshua Peek
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*1.1.0VulnerableJoshua Peek
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*1.2.0VulnerableJoshua Peek
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*1.3.0VulnerableJoshua Peek
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*1.3.1VulnerableJoshua Peek
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*1.3.2VulnerableJoshua Peek
cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*1.3.3VulnerableJoshua Peek
  • cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions up to 1.3.4 Vulnerable ·Joshua Peek
  • cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Joshua Peek
  • cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Joshua Peek
  • cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Joshua Peek
  • cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Joshua Peek
  • cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Joshua Peek
  • cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 1.3.2 Vulnerable ·Joshua Peek
  • cpe:2.3:a:joshua_peek:rack-ssl:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·Joshua Peek

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-v3rr-cph9-2g2q rack-ssl (RubyGems) Fixed in 1.4.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
CloudForms Management Engine 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
OpenShift Enterprise 1AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2538
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v3rr-cph9-2g2q

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 5

Sources

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