CVE-2020-36624
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
text_helpers uses web link to untrusted target with window.opener access
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | text_helpers | !< 1.1.0||<>= 1.2.0 | >= 1.2.0 |
| RubyGems | text_helpers | >=1.1.0,<1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
References
- https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/pull/19
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36624
- https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/commit/184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3
- https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers
- https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/releases/tag/v1.1.0
- https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/releases/tag/v1.2.0
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/text_helpers/CVE-2020-36624.yml
- https://vuldb.com/?id.216520
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.