VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-2963

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.12%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-07-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

The thoughtbot paperclip gem before 4.2.2 for Ruby does not consider the content-type value during media-type validation, which allows remote attackers to upload HTML documents and conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a spoofed value, as demonstrated by image/jpeg.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references