# CVE-2013-4170: Ember.js Potential XSS Exploit When Binding `tagName` to User-Supplied Data

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-4170-ember-js-potential-xss-exploit-when-binding-tagname-to-user  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-07-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2013-4170 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-07-01

Ember.js Potential XSS Exploit When Binding `tagName` to User-Supplied Data

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2013-4170 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2013-4170 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2013-4170?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 1 July 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** ember-source (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.0.rc1.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2013-4170?** Yes. ember-source (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.0.0.rc1.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2013-4170?** Check whether you run ember-source (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

- ember-source (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.0.0.rc1.1 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update ember-source
  ```


## Affected products

- ember-source (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.0.0.rc1.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2013-4170
- GHSA-5m48-c37x-f792

## Related threats

- [Ember.js Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-0013-ember-js-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)
- [ember-source Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-0014-ember-source-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)
- [ember-source vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-1866-ember-source-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting)
- [ember-source Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-0046-ember-source-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)
- [ember-source Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-7565-ember-source-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)