Debian Security Advisory
DLA-1986-1 ruby-haml -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 10 Nov 2019
- Affected Packages:
- ruby-haml
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-1002201.
- More information:
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In haml, when using user input to perform tasks on the server, characters like <> " ' must be escaped properly. In this case, the ' character was missed. An attacker can manipulate the input to introduce additional attributes, potentially executing code.
For Debian 8
Jessie
, this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.5-2+deb8u1.We recommend that you upgrade your ruby-haml packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS