CVE-2013-6415
actionpack vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
CVE-2013-6415 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Rubyonrails Rails, published December 7, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.17%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in actionpack 3.2.16.
- Severity
- 4.3 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 3.17%EPSS, 88th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
3.2.16actionpack +8 more
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the number_to_currency helper in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/number_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.16 and 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the unit parameter.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
actionpackRubyGems | 3.0.0 up to 3.2.16 | 3.2.16 |
actionpackRubyGems | 4.0.0 up to 4.0.2 | 4.0.2 |
ruby-actionpack-3.2Debian:7 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs | before 3.2.6-6+deb7u1, plus listed versions 3.2.6-6 | 3.2.6-6+deb7u1 |
actionpackRubyGems | 3.0.0 up to 3.2.16, plus listed versions 3.0.13.0.103.0.10.rc13.0.113.0.12 Show 45 moreShow less3.0.12.rc13.0.133.0.13.rc13.0.143.0.153.0.163.0.173.0.183.0.193.0.23.0.203.0.33.0.43.0.4.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.rc53.1.03.1.0.beta13.1.0.rc13.1.0.rc23.1.0.rc33.1.0.rc43.1.0.rc53.1.0.rc63.1.0.rc83.1.13.1.1.rc13.1.1.rc23.1.1.rc33.1.10 | 3.2.16 |
actionpackRubyGems | 4.0.0 up to 4.0.2, plus listed versions 4.0.14.0.1.rc14.0.1.rc24.0.1.rc34.0.1.rc4 | 4.0.2 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpackRed Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 | 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-docRed Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 | 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpackRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 | 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 |
ruby193-rubygem-actionpack-docRed Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs | before 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 | 1:3.2.8-5.1.el6 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the number_to_currency helper in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/number_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.16 and 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the unit parameter.
- Record
CVE-2013-6415- 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 ListNo score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the number_to_currency helper in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/number_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.16 and 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the unit parameter.
- Record
CVE-2013-6415- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0175No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the number_to_currency helper in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/number_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.16 and 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the unit parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0175- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6h5q-96hp-9jgmNo score
actionpack vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the number_to_currency helper in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/number_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.16 and 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the unit parameter.
- Record
GHSA-6h5q-96hp-9jgm- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6h5q-96hp-9jgmNo score
actionpack vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the number_to_currency helper in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/number_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.16 and 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the unit parameter.
- Record
GHSA-6h5q-96hp-9jgm- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-6415No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the number_to_currency helper in actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/number_helper.rb in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.16 and 4.x before 4.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the unit parameter.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6415- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0008.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00081.html
puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6415
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groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ruby-security-ann/9WiRn2nhfq0/2K2KRB4LwCMJ
weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/12/3/Rails_3_2_16_and_4_0_2_have_been_released
securityfocus.com/bid/64077
secunia.com/advisories/56093
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2888
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6415
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6h5q-96hp-9jgm
web.archive.org/web/20131206180005/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64077
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:1794
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1036409
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_1794.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4491
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6415
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/03/11
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