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:

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