CVE-2007-3227

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects rails

4.3 MediumPublic exploitFix available

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the to_json (ActiveRecord::Base#to_json) function in Ruby on Rails before edge 9606 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script via the input values.

Exploit likelihood

3.68%Down 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

Record: CVE-2007-3227
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-3227
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0241 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-0241
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gm25-fpmr-43fj No score

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects rails

Record: GHSA-gm25-fpmr-43fj
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2007-3227
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-3227 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-3227
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-gm25-fpmr-43fj No score

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects rails

Record: GHSA-gm25-fpmr-43fj
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

rubyonrails rails

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`rails` RubyGems	before 1.2.5	1.2.5
`rails` Debian:12	before 1.2.5-1	1.2.5-1
`rails` Debian:13	before 1.2.5-1	1.2.5-1
`rails` Debian:14	before 1.2.5-1	1.2.5-1
`rails` RubyGems	before 1.2.5, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.10.11.00.11.10.12.0 Show 29 moreShow less 0.12.10.13.00.13.10.14.10.14.20.14.30.14.40.8.00.8.50.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.4.10.9.51.0.01.1.01.1.11.1.21.1.31.1.41.1.51.1.61.2.01.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.4	1.2.5

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Ruby on Rails 1.2.3 To_JSON - Script Injection	2007-05-25

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, exploits, facts, references, title	Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2007-3227 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Rubyonrails Rails, published June 14, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.68%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in rails 1.2.5.

References

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