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GHSA-cr3x-7m39-c6jq
GHSA-cr3x-7m39-c6jq
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
Remote code execution via user-provided local names in ActionView
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published July 7, 2020
actionview is fixed in 4.2.11.3 (RubyGems)
Remote code execution via user-provided local names in ActionView
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| actionview | RubyGems | 4.2.11.3 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | actionview | 0 |
Timeline
- Jul 7, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8163 advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/304805 url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00013.html url
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158604/Ruby-On-Rails-5.0.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html url
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionview/CVE-2020-8163.yml url
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/hWuKcHyoKh0 url
- https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/hWuKcHyoKh0 url