CVE-2023-28120

MEDIUM EPSS 55.4%
Published Jan 9, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

There is a vulnerability in ActiveSupport if the new bytesplice method is called on a SafeBuffer with untrusted user input.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
55.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

References 6

  • discuss.rubyonrails.org https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2023-28120-possible-xss-security-vulnerability-in-safebuffer-bytesplice/82469
  • github.com https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/3cf23c3f891e2e81c977ea4ab83b62bc2a444b70
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UPV6PVCX4VDJHLFFT42EXBBSGAWZICOW/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZE5W4MH6IE4DV7GELDK6ISCSTFLHKSYO/
  • security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240202-0006/
  • debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5389

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.