Description
YARD is a Ruby Documentation tool. The "frames.html" file within the Yard Doc's generated documentation is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks due to inadequate sanitization of user input within the JavaScript segment of the "frames.erb" template file. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.9.36.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| lsegal | yard | < 0.9.36 |
| yardoc | yard | 0.9.36 |
References
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard/commit/1fcb2d8b316caf8779cfdcf910715e9ab583f0aaPatch
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard/commit/2069e2bf08293bda2fcc78f7d0698af6354054bePatch
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard/pull/1538Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard/security/advisories/GHSA-8mq4-9jjh-9xrcExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/yard/CVE-2024-27285.ymlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00006.htmlMailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MR3Z2E2UIZZ7YOR7R645EVSBGWMB2RGA/Mailing List
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard/commit/1fcb2d8b316caf8779cfdcf910715e9ab583f0aaPatch
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard/commit/2069e2bf08293bda2fcc78f7d0698af6354054bePatch
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard/pull/1538Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/lsegal/yard/security/advisories/GHSA-8mq4-9jjh-9xrcExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/yard/CVE-2024-27285.ymlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00006.htmlMailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MR3Z2E2UIZZ7YOR7R645EVSBGWMB2RGA/Mailing List
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 28, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed