CVE-2015-7578

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions rails-html-sanitizer gem versions prior to 1.0.3 Ruby on Rails versions 4.2.x and 5.x

Description The issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted tag attributes, which can lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This occurs due to a vulnerability in the rails-html-sanitizer gem.

Recommendations For rails-html-sanitizer gem versions prior to 1.0.3, update to version 1.0.3 or later to resolve the issue. For Ruby on Rails versions 4.2.x and 5.x, ensure the rails-html-sanitizer gem is updated to version 1.0.3 or later to mitigate the risk of XSS attacks.