# CVE-2013-0256: RDoc contains XSS vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-0256-rdoc-contains-xss-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-10-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2013-0256 · Severity: info · Published 2017-10-24

RDoc contains XSS vulnerability

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2013-0256 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2013-0256 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2013-0256?** Informational severity, published 24 October 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** rdoc (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.0,fixed=3.12.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2013-0256?** Yes. rdoc (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.12.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2013-0256?** Check whether you run rdoc (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

- rdoc (RubyGems): upgrade to 3.12.1 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update rdoc
  ```


## Affected products

- rdoc (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.0,fixed=3.12.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2013-0256
- GHSA-v2r9-c84j-v7xm

## Related threats

- [RDoc RCE vulnerability with .rdoc_options](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-27281-rdoc-rce-vulnerability-with-rdoc-options)
- [Arbitrary Code Execution in Rdoc](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-31799-arbitrary-code-execution-in-rdoc)