Debian DSA-3168-1 : ruby-redcloth - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81447

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Kousuke Ebihara discovered that redcloth, a Ruby module used to convert Textile markup to HTML, did not properly sanitize its input.
This allowed a remote attacker to perform a cross-site scripting attack by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code into the generated HTML.

Solution

Upgrade the ruby-redcloth packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 4.2.9-2+deb7u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81447

File Name: debian_DSA-3168.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/24/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ruby-redcloth, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 2/22/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6684

DSA: 3168

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