CVE-2012-3463
actionpack Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
4.3 MediumFix available
CVE-2012-3463 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Rubyonrails Rails, published August 10, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.31%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in actionpack 3.1.8.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.0.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, and 3.2.x before 3.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the prompt field to the select_tag helper.
Exploit likelihood
1.31%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.0.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, and 3.2.x before 3.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the prompt field to the select_tag helper.
- Record
CVE-2012-3463- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.0.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, and 3.2.x before 3.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the prompt field to the select_tag helper.
- Record
CVE-2012-3463- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0199 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.0.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, and 3.2.x before 3.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the prompt field to the select_tag helper.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0199- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-98mf-8f57-64qf No score
actionpack Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.0.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, and 3.2.x before 3.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the prompt field to the select_tag helper.
- Record
GHSA-98mf-8f57-64qf- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-98mf-8f57-64qf No score
actionpack Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails 3.x before 3.0.17, 3.1.x before 3.1.8, and 3.2.x before 3.2.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the prompt field to the select_tag helper.
- Record
GHSA-98mf-8f57-64qf- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
actionpackRubyGems |
3.1.0 up to 3.1.8 | 3.1.8 |
actionpackRubyGems |
3.2.0 up to 3.2.8 | 3.2.8 |
actionpackRubyGems |
3.0 up to 3.0.17 | 3.0.17 |
actionpackRubyGems |
3.0 up to 3.0.17, plus listed versions 3.0.03.0.13.0.103.0.10.rc13.0.11 Show 28 moreShow less3.0.123.0.12.rc13.0.133.0.13.rc13.0.143.0.153.0.163.0.23.0.33.0.43.0.4.rc13.0.53.0.5.rc13.0.63.0.6.rc13.0.6.rc23.0.73.0.7.rc13.0.7.rc23.0.83.0.8.rc13.0.8.rc23.0.8.rc43.0.93.0.9.rc13.0.9.rc33.0.9.rc43.0.9.rc5 |
3.0.17 |
actionpackRubyGems |
3.1.0 up to 3.1.8, plus listed versions 3.1.13.1.1.rc13.1.1.rc23.1.1.rc33.1.2 Show 9 moreShow less3.1.2.rc13.1.2.rc23.1.33.1.43.1.4.rc13.1.53.1.5.rc13.1.63.1.7 |
3.1.8 |
actionpackRubyGems |
3.2.0 up to 3.2.8, plus listed versions 3.2.13.2.23.2.2.rc13.2.33.2.3.rc1 Show 9 moreShow less3.2.3.rc23.2.43.2.4.rc13.2.53.2.63.2.73.2.7.rc13.2.8.rc13.2.8.rc2 |
3.2.8 |
graphvizRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:2.26.0-10.el6 | 0:2.26.0-10.el6 |
graphviz-debuginfoRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:2.26.0-10.el6 | 0:2.26.0-10.el6 |
graphviz-develRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:2.26.0-10.el6 | 0:2.26.0-10.el6 |
graphviz-docRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:2.26.0-10.el6 | 0:2.26.0-10.el6 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
graphviz-gdRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:2.26.0-10.el6 | 0:2.26.0-10.el6 |
graphviz-rubyRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:2.26.0-10.el6 | 0:2.26.0-10.el6 |
openshift-consoleRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:0.0.16-1.el6op | 0:0.0.16-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-brokerRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.11-1.el6op | 0:1.0.11-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-broker-utilRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.15-1.el6op | 0:1.0.15-1.el6op |
ruby193-rubyRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 | 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 |
ruby193-ruby-debuginfoRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 | 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 |
ruby193-ruby-develRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 | 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 |
ruby193-ruby-docRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 | 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 |
ruby193-ruby-irbRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 | 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 |
ruby193-ruby-libsRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 | 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 |
ruby193-ruby-tcltkRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 | 0:1.9.3.327-25.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpackRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 1:3.2.8-3.el6 | 1:3.2.8-3.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-docRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 1:3.2.8-3.el6 | 1:3.2.8-3.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-activemodelRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:3.2.8-2.el6 | 0:3.2.8-2.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-activemodel-docRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:3.2.8-2.el6 | 0:3.2.8-2.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-activerecordRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 1:3.2.8-3.el6 | 1:3.2.8-3.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-activerecord-docRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 1:3.2.8-3.el6 | 1:3.2.8-3.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-bigdecimalRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.1.0-25.el6 | 0:1.1.0-25.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-io-consoleRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:0.3-25.el6 | 0:0.3-25.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-jsonRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.5.4-25.el6 | 0:1.5.4-25.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-minitestRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:2.5.1-25.el6 | 0:2.5.1-25.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-railtiesRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:3.2.8-2.el6 | 0:3.2.8-2.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-railties-docRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:3.2.8-2.el6 | 0:3.2.8-2.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-rakeRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:0.9.2.2-25.el6 | 0:0.9.2.2-25.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-rdocRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:3.9.4-25.el6 | 0:3.9.4-25.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-ruby_parserRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:2.3.1-3.el6op | 0:2.3.1-3.el6op |
ruby193-rubygem-ruby_parser-docRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:2.3.1-3.el6op | 0:2.3.1-3.el6op |
ruby193-rubygemsRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.8.23-25.el6 | 0:1.8.23-25.el6 |
ruby193-rubygems-develRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.8.23-25.el6 | 0:1.8.23-25.el6 |
rubygem-actionpackRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 1:3.0.13-4.el6op | 1:3.0.13-4.el6op |
rubygem-activemodelRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:3.0.13-3.el6op | 0:3.0.13-3.el6op |
rubygem-activemodel-docRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:3.0.13-3.el6op | 0:3.0.13-3.el6op |
rubygem-activerecordRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 1:3.0.13-5.el6op | 1:3.0.13-5.el6op |
rubygem-bsonRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.8.1-2.el6op | 0:1.8.1-2.el6op |
rubygem-mongoRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.8.1-2.el6op | 0:1.8.1-2.el6op |
rubygem-mongo-docRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.8.1-2.el6op | 0:1.8.1-2.el6op |
rubygem-openshift-origin-auth-remote-userRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.5-1.el6op | 0:1.0.5-1.el6op |
rubygem-openshift-origin-consoleRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.10-1.el6op | 0:1.0.10-1.el6op |
rubygem-openshift-origin-console-docRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.10-1.el6op | 0:1.0.10-1.el6op |
rubygem-openshift-origin-controllerRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.12-1.el6op | 0:1.0.12-1.el6op |
rubygem-ruby_parserRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:2.0.4-6.el6op | 0:2.0.4-6.el6op |
rubygem-ruby_parser-docRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:2.0.4-6.el6op | 0:2.0.4-6.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-jbosseap-6.0Red Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.4-1.el6op | 0:1.0.4-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-cron-1.4Red Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.3-1.el6op | 0:1.0.3-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-diy-0.1Red Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.3-1.el6op | 0:1.0.3-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-haproxy-1.4Red Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.4-1.el6op | 0:1.0.4-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-jbossews-1.0Red Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.13-1.el6op | 0:1.0.13-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-1.4Red Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.2-1.el6op | 0:1.0.2-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-jenkins-client-1.4Red Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.2-1.el6op | 0:1.0.2-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-mysql-5.1Red Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.5-1.el6op | 0:1.0.5-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-perl-5.10Red Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.3-1.el6op | 0:1.0.3-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-php-5.3Red Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.5-1.el6op | 0:1.0.5-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-postgresql-8.4Red Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.3-2.el6op | 0:1.0.3-2.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-ruby-1.8Red Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.7-1.el6op | 0:1.0.7-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-cartridge-ruby-1.9-sclRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.8-1.el6op | 0:1.0.8-1.el6op |
openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollectiveRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.3-1.el6op | 0:1.0.3-1.el6op |
phpRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:5.3.3-22.el6 | 0:5.3.3-22.el6 |
php-bcmathRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:5.3.3-22.el6 | 0:5.3.3-22.el6 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:5.3.3-22.el6 | 0:5.3.3-22.el6 |
php-develRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:5.3.3-22.el6 | 0:5.3.3-22.el6 |
php-imapRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:5.3.3-22.el6 | 0:5.3.3-22.el6 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:5.3.3-22.el6 | 0:5.3.3-22.el6 |
php-processRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:5.3.3-22.el6 | 0:5.3.3-22.el6 |
rubygem-openshift-origin-nodeRed Hat:openshift:1::el6 |
before 0:1.0.11-1.el6op | 0:1.0.11-1.el6op |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/8/9/ann-rails-3-2-8-has-been-released
groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/961e18e514527078?dmode=source&output=gplain
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0154.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3463
github.com/rails/rails/commit/6d0526db91afb0675c2ad3d871529d1536303c64
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0582
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=827353
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_0582.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2660