csv_builder.rb in ActiveAdmin (aka Active Admin) before 3.2.0 allows CSV injection.
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-1236Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
csv_builder.rb in ActiveAdmin (aka Active Admin) before 3.2.0 allows CSV injection.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00942 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed activeadmin (RubyGems): 3.2.0
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 |
| — | activeadmin (RubyGems) | before 3.2.0 | 3.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-xhvv-3jww-c487 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- activeadmin (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 3.2.0 Fixed in 3.2.0 Patch available GHSA-xhvv-3jww-c487
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:activeadmin:active_admin:*:*:*:*:*:ruby_on_rails:*:* | before 3.2.0 | Vulnerable | Activeadmin |
- cpe:2.3:a:activeadmin:active_admin:*:*:*:*:*:ruby_on_rails:*:* Versions before 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Activeadmin
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xhvv-3jww-c487 activeadmin (RubyGems) Fixed in 3.2.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51763
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xhvv-3jww-c487
References
Patch 2
Other 7
- https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin/releases/tag/v3.2.0
- https://jzee-rx.medium.com/cve-2023-51763-csv-injection-in-activeadmin-a-security-research-breakdown-d5b0d3663aa4
- https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin/security/advisories/GHSA-xhvv-3jww-c487
- https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin/pull/8167
- https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin/commit/7af735cf657c73734fca1900cd6a5adac4ee706e
- https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activeadmin/CVE-2023-51763.yml
Sources
- CVE-2023-51763 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-51763 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xhvv-3jww-c487 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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