# CVE-2017-14506: Gem in a Box vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-14506-gem-in-a-box-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-14506 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-05-13

Gem in a Box vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-14506 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-14506 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-14506?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** geminabox (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.13.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-14506?** Yes. geminabox (RubyGems): upgrade to 0.13.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-14506?** Check whether you run geminabox (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

- geminabox (RubyGems): upgrade to 0.13.6 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update geminabox
  ```


## Affected products

- geminabox (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.13.6

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-14506
- GHSA-98hq-3qvg-pg78

## Related threats

- [Gem in a Box vulnerable to Cross-site Request Forgery](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-14683-gem-in-a-box-vulnerable-to-cross-site-request-forgery)
- [Geminabox contains Cross-site Scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-16792-geminabox-contains-cross-site-scripting)