The Active Admin (aka activeadmin) framework before 3.2.2 for Ruby on Rails allows stored…
Priority LOW 27CWE-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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Active Admin (aka activeadmin) framework before 3.2.2 for Ruby on Rails allows stored XSS in certain situations where users can create entities (to be later edited in forms) with arbitrary names, aka a "dynamic form legends" issue. 4.0.0.beta7 is also a fixed version.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00352 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed activeadmin (RubyGems): 3.2.2, 4.0.0.beta7
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | activeadmin (RubyGems) | before 3.2.2 | 3.2.2 | Patch available | GHSA-9mg6-x45v-hcfm |
| — | activeadmin (RubyGems) | 4.0.0.beta1 to before 4.0.0.beta7 | 4.0.0.beta7 | Patch available | GHSA-9mg6-x45v-hcfm |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- activeadmin (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 3.2.2 Fixed in 3.2.2 Patch available GHSA-9mg6-x45v-hcfm
- activeadmin (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0.beta1 to before 4.0.0.beta7 Fixed in 4.0.0.beta7 Patch available GHSA-9mg6-x45v-hcfm
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9mg6-x45v-hcfm activeadmin (RubyGems) Fixed in 3.2.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9mg6-x45v-hcfm activeadmin (RubyGems) Fixed in 4.0.0.beta7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-37031
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9mg6-x45v-hcfm
References
Other 6
- https://rubygems.org/gems/activeadmin/versions/3.2.2
- https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin/releases/tag/v3.2.2
- https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin/security/advisories/GHSA-9mg6-x45v-hcfm
- https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin/pull/8349
- https://github.com/activeadmin/activeadmin
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activeadmin/CVE-2024-37031.yml
Sources
- CVE-2024-37031 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-37031 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9mg6-x45v-hcfm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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