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CVE-2024-32464

ActionText ContentAttachment can Contain Unsanitized HTML

6.1 MediumFix available

Action Text brings rich text content and editing to Rails. Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.4 and 7.2.0.beta2.

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

0.43%Up 0.4 points since Jun 6, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.1

ActionText ContentAttachment can Contain Unsanitized HTML

Action Text brings rich text content and editing to Rails. Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.4 and 7.2.0.beta2.

Record
CVE-2024-32464
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-80, CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-2127 6.1

Action Text brings rich text content and editing to Rails. Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.4 and 7.2.0.beta2.

Record
EUVD-2024-2127
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6 5.1

ActionText ContentAttachment can Contain Unsanitized HTML

Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML.

This has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-32464.

Versions Affected: >= 7.1.0 Not affected: < 7.1.0 Fixed Versions: 7.1.3.4

Impact

This could lead to a potential cross site scripting issue within the Trix editor.

Releases

The fixed releases are available at the normal locations.

Workarounds

N/A

Patches

To aid users who aren't able to upgrade immediately we have provided patches for the supported release series in accordance with our maintenance policy regarding security issues. They are in git-am format and consist of a single changeset.

  • action_text_content_attachment_xss_7_1_stable.patch - Patch for 7.1 series

Credits

Thank you ooooooo_q for reporting this!

Record
GHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6
CVSS 4.0
5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS: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
NVD 6.1

Action Text brings rich text content and editing to Rails. Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.4 and 7.2.0.beta2.

Record
CVE-2024-32464
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-80
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.1

ActionText ContentAttachment can Contain Unsanitized HTML

Action Text brings rich text content and editing to Rails. Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.4 and 7.2.0.beta2.

Record
CVE-2024-32464
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79, CWE-80
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6 5.1

ActionText ContentAttachment can Contain Unsanitized HTML

Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML.

This has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-32464.

Versions Affected: >= 7.1.0 Not affected: < 7.1.0 Fixed Versions: 7.1.3.4

Impact

This could lead to a potential cross site scripting issue within the Trix editor.

Releases

The fixed releases are available at the normal locations.

Workarounds

N/A

Patches

To aid users who aren't able to upgrade immediately we have provided patches for the supported release series in accordance with our maintenance policy regarding security issues. They are in git-am format and consist of a single changeset.

  • action_text_content_attachment_xss_7_1_stable.patch - Patch for 7.1 series

Credits

Thank you ooooooo_q for reporting this!

Record
GHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6
CVSS 4.0
5.1 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS: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-2024-32464 6.1

Action Text brings rich text content and editing to Rails. Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.4 and 7.2.0.beta2.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-32464
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBIT-rails-2024-32464 No score

ActionText ContentAttachment can Contain Unsanitized HTML

Action Text brings rich text content and editing to Rails. Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.3.4 and 7.2.0.beta2.

Record
BIT-rails-2024-32464
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
actiontext
RubyGems
 7.1.0 up to 7.1.3.4
7.1.3.4
actiontext
RubyGems
 7.2.0.beta1 to 7.2.0.beta1
7.2.0.beta2
rails
Bitnami
 7.1.0 up to 7.1.4
7.1.4
actiontext
RubyGems
 7.1.0 up to 7.1.3.4, plus listed versions
7.1.17.1.27.1.37.1.3.17.1.3.27.1.3.3
7.1.3.4
actiontext
RubyGems
 7.2.0.beta1 up to 7.2.0.beta2
7.2.0.beta2
rails
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2:4.1.10-12:4.2.5-12:4.2.5.1-12:4.2.5.2-22:4.2.6-12:4.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm12:4.2.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
 None known
rails
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2:4.2.9-22:4.2.9-42:4.2.10-0ubuntu42:4.2.10-0ubuntu4+esm12:4.2.10-0ubuntu4+esm2
 None known
rails
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2:5.2.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu12:5.2.3+dfsg-32:5.2.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
 None known
rails
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2:6.0.3.7+dfsg-22:6.1.4.1+dfsg-8ubuntu22:6.1.4.1+dfsg-8ubuntu2+esm1
 None known
rails
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2:6.1.7.3+dfsg-2build12:6.1.7.3+dfsg-3
 None known
rails
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
2:6.1.7.3+dfsg-72:7.2.2.1+dfsg-7
 None known
rails
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
2:7.2.3+dfsg-22:7.2.3.2+dfsg-2
 None known
rails
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2:7.2.2.1+dfsg-72:7.2.2.2+dfsg-22:7.2.3+dfsg-2
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-32464 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Rails, published June 4, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. Fixed in actiontext 7.1.3.4.

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