rails — security advisory

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  "id": "88f408fd0202f3a1e4a0324262ca0523a9ade8cf6cb4fc849b422f0c8a63964d",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15169",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15169",
    "summary": "In Action View before versions 5.2.4.4 and 6.0.3.3 there is a potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Action View's translation helpers. Views that allow the user to control the default (not found) value of the `t` and `translate` helpers could be susceptible to XSS attacks. When an HTML-unsafe string is passed as the default for a missing translation key named html or ending in _html, the default string is incorrectly marked as HTML-safe and not escaped. This is patched in versions 6.0.3.3 and 5.2.4.4. A workaround without upgrading is proposed in the source advisory.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15169",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "rails",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
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        "prerequisites": [],
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          {
            "value": "2:6.0.3.3+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
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          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
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            "value": "2:6.0.3.3+dfsg-1",
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          }
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      },
      {
        "name": {
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          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
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          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15169"
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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                {
                  "fixed": "2:6.0.3.3+dfsg-1"
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              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "rails",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/rails?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15169.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
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              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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                {
                  "fixed": "2:6.0.3.3+dfsg-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "rails",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/rails?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
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          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
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              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
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                {
                  "fixed": "2:6.0.3.3+dfsg-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "rails",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/rails?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15169.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T12:00:25.023351659Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2020-15169"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15169"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-15169",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 451116,
  "published_at": "2020-09-11T16:15:12.287+00:00"
}