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CVE-2017-12097

MEDIUM
Published 2018-01-19T20:00:00Z
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CVSS Score

V3.0
6.1
/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.004
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.4% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.597
Higher than 59.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE

Description

An exploitable cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the filter functionality of the delayed_job_web rails gem version 1.4. 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.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

Talos

delayed_job_web rails gem

Affected Versions:

delayed\_job\_web 1.4

GitHub Security Advisories

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delayed_job_web Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

GHSA-w7q9-xr2x-wh7x

Advisory Details

An exploitable cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the filter functionality of the delayed_job_web rails gem versions 1.2.9 before 1.4.2. 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.

Affected Packages

RubyGems delayed_job_web
ECOSYSTEM: ≥1.2.9 <1.4.2

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12097
WEB https://github.com/ejschmitt/delayed_job_web/commit/6bcb10e61ea2b9a44ffa16be8536dff46ad51449
PACKAGE https://github.com/ejschmitt/delayed_job_web
WEB https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/delayed_job_web/CVE-2017-12097.yml
WEB https://rubygems.org/gems/delayed_job_web/versions/1.4
WEB https://web.archive.org/web/20200227132840/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102484
WEB https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0449

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: March 5, 2018, Modified: August 29, 2023

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102484
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0449
Published: 2018-01-19T20:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T23:40:30.424Z
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