CVE-2018-3740: Sanitize vulnerable to Improper Input Validation and Cross-site Scripting

CVE-2018-3740 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-03-21

Sanitize vulnerable to Improper Input Validation and Cross-site Scripting

Technologies: sanitize (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2018-3740 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-3740 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2018-3740?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 21 March 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
sanitize (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=4.6.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2018-3740?
Yes. sanitize (RubyGems): upgrade to 4.6.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2018-3740?
Check whether you run sanitize (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

  • sanitize (RubyGems): upgrade to 4.6.3 or later
    bundle update sanitize

Affected products

  • sanitize (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.0.0,fixed=4.6.3

Identifiers

  • CVE-2018-3740
  • GHSA-7f42-p84j-f58p

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