# CVE-2011-0446: Rails actionpack gem vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2011-0446-rails-actionpack-gem-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-10-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2011-0446 · Severity: info · Published 2017-10-24

Rails actionpack gem vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Technologies: [actionpack (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/actionpack), [actionview (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/actionview). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/rubygems).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2011-0446 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2011-0446 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2011-0446?** Informational severity, published 24 October 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** actionpack (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.11; actionview (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.11.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2011-0446?** Yes. actionpack (RubyGems): upgrade to 2.3.11 or later; actionview (RubyGems): upgrade to 2.3.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2011-0446?** Check whether you run actionpack (RubyGems) or actionview (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- actionpack (RubyGems): upgrade to 2.3.11 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update actionpack
  ```

- actionview (RubyGems): upgrade to 2.3.11 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update actionview
  ```


## Affected products

- actionpack (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.11
- actionview (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.11

## Identifiers

- CVE-2011-0446
- GHSA-75w6-p6mg-vh8j

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