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CVE-2011-1497

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-10-19 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A cross-site scripting vulnerability flaw was found in the auto_link function in Rails before version 3.0.6.

Affected products

• Ruby on Rails: before 3.0.6 — fixed in 3.0.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ruby on Rails 3.0.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/38df020c95beca7e12f0188cb7e18f3c37789e20/actionpack/CHANGELOG
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/13
• https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/38df020c95beca7e12f0188cb7e18f3c37789e20/actionpack/CHANGELOG
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/06/13

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