Debian Linux Security Advisory 3168-1 - Kousuke Ebihara discovered that redcloth, a Ruby module used to convert Textile markup to HTML, did not properly sanitize its input. This allowed a remote attacker to perform a cross-site scripting attack by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code into the generated HTML.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3168-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Sebastien Delafond
February 22, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : ruby-redcloth
CVE ID : CVE-2012-6684
Debian Bug : 774748
Kousuke Ebihara discovered that redcloth, a Ruby module used to
convert Textile markup to HTML, did not properly sanitize its
input. This allowed a remote attacker to perform a cross-site
scripting attack by injecting arbitrary JavaScript code into the
generated HTML.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.2.9-2+deb7u2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.2.9-4.
We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-redcloth packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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