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CVE-2013-4170 Ember.js Potential XSS Exploit When Binding `tagName` to User-Supplied Data

MediumCVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.94% PoC
Published
Updated
Exploit status
Proof-of-concept only

Description

In general, Ember.js escapes or strips any user-supplied content before inserting it in strings that will be sent to innerHTML. However, the tagName property of an Ember.View was inserted into such a string without being sanitized. This means that if an application assigns a view's tagName to user-supplied data, a specially-crafted payload could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the current domain ("XSS"). This vulnerability only affects applications that assign or bind user-provided content to tagName.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) <= 1.0.0.rc1.0 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.rc2.0 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.rc3.0 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.rc4.0 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.rc5.0 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.rc6.0 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) < 1.0.0.rc1.1 1.0.0.rc1.1
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 0.0.1 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 0.0.2 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 0.0.3 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 0.0.4 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 0.0.5 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 0.0.6 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 0.0.7 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 0.0.8 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 0.0.9 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.pre4.0 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.pre4.1 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.pre4.2 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.rc1.0.0 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) >= 1.0.0.rc2.0, < 1.0.0.rc2.1 1.0.0.rc2.1
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) >= 1.0.0.rc3.0, < 1.0.0.rc3.1 1.0.0.rc3.1
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.rc3 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) >= 1.0.0.rc4.0, < 1.0.0.rc4.1 1.0.0.rc4.1
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.rc4 No fix listed
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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) >= 1.0.0.rc5.0, < 1.0.0.rc5.1 1.0.0.rc5.1
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.rc5 No fix listed
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) >= 1.0.0.rc6.0, < 1.0.0.rc6.1 1.0.0.rc6.1
rubygems ember-source(RubyGems) = 1.0.0.rc6 No fix listed
emberjs ember.js < 1.0.0 1.0.0
emberjs ember.js = 1.0.0-rc1 No fix listed
emberjs ember.js = 1.0.0-rc2 No fix listed
emberjs ember.js = 1.0.0-rc3 No fix listed
emberjs ember.js = 1.0.0-rc4 No fix listed
emberjs ember.js = 1.0.0-rc5 No fix listed
emberjs ember.js = 1.0.0-rc6 No fix listed

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