An exploitable cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the add filter…
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
An exploitable cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the add filter functionality of the rails_admin rails gem version 1.2.0. A specially crafted URL can cause an XSS flaw resulting in an attacker being able to execute arbitrary javascript on the victim's browser. An attacker can phish an authenticated user to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01279 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed rails_admin (RubyGems): 1.3.0
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 |
| — | rails_admin (RubyGems) | before 1.3.0 | 1.3.0 | Patch available | GHSA-pxr8-w3jq-rcwj |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- rails_admin (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.0 Fixed in 1.3.0 Patch available GHSA-pxr8-w3jq-rcwj
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rails_admin_project:rails_admin:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* | 1.2.0 | Vulnerable | Rails Admin Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:rails_admin_project:rails_admin:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Rails Admin Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-pxr8-w3jq-rcwj rails_admin (RubyGems) Fixed in 1.3.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12098
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxr8-w3jq-rcwj
References
Advisory 2
More Rails Admin Project Rails Admin vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-08564 Cross-site request forgery in https://github.com/sferik rails_admin ruby gem CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-18510 RailsAdmin (aka rails_admin) before 1.4.3 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows XSS via nested forms. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-26264 RailsAdmin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in the list view CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2017-12098 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-12098 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pxr8-w3jq-rcwj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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