CVE-2018-3769
grape subject to Cross-site Scripting
ruby-grape ruby gem suffers from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via "format" parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
ruby-grape ruby gem suffers from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via "format" parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-3769- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - 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
ruby-grape ruby gem suffers from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via "format" parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-3769- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0396 No score
ruby-grape ruby gem suffers from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via "format" parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0396- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f599-5m7p-hcpf
6.1
grape subject to Cross-site Scripting
The grape rubygem suffers from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via "format" parameter.
- Record
GHSA-f599-5m7p-hcpf- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
ruby-grape ruby gem suffers from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via "format" parameter.
- Record
CVE-2018-3769- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-3769
6.1
ruby-grape ruby gem suffers from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via "format" parameter.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-3769- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-f599-5m7p-hcpf
6.1
grape subject to Cross-site Scripting
The grape rubygem suffers from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via "format" parameter.
- Record
GHSA-f599-5m7p-hcpf- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-3769
6.1
ruby-grape ruby gem suffers from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via "format" parameter.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-3769- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
grapeRubyGems |
before 1.1.0 | 1.1.0 |
ruby-grapeDebian:12 |
before 1.1.0-1 | 1.1.0-1 |
grapeRubyGems |
before 1.1.0, plus listed versions 0.0.0.alpha.10.0.0.alpha.20.1.00.1.10.1.3 Show 39 moreShow less0.1.40.1.50.10.00.10.10.11.00.12.00.13.00.14.00.15.00.16.10.16.20.17.00.18.00.19.00.19.10.19.20.2.00.2.10.2.1.10.2.20.2.30.2.40.2.50.2.60.3.00.3.10.3.20.4.00.4.10.5.00.6.00.6.10.7.00.8.00.9.01.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.3 |
1.1.0 |
ruby-grapeUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.12.0-10.13.0-1 |
None known |
ruby-grapeUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.16.2-20.19.2-31.0.2-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-3769 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Ruby Grape Ruby-grape Ruby Gem, published July 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.43%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in grape 1.1.0.
References
github.com/ruby-grape/grape/commit/6876b71efc7b03f7ce1be3f075eaa4e7e6de19af
github.com/ruby-grape/grape/issues/1762
github.com/ruby-grape/grape/pull/1763
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3769
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/grape/CVE-2018-3769.yml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f599-5m7p-hcpf
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-3769
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3769
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3769