Description
Action View is a framework for handling view template lookup and rendering and provides view helpers for building HTML. Prior to 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2, strip_tags in Action View returns its sanitized output marked html_safe, but the underlying sanitizer encodes only &, < and >, leaving " and ' unencoded. Because ERB does not escape a string marked html_safe, untrusted input passed through strip_tags and rendered inside a quoted HTML attribute value could close the attribute and add new attributes, possibly leading to XSS. Applications that render strip_tags output from untrusted input inside an HTML attribute, for example in a title attribute or a <meta content> tag, are affected. Output rendered as element content is not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rails | rails | < 8.0.5.2, >= 8.1, < 8.1.4.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | rails | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | rails | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | rails | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | rails | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | actionview | >= 8.1.0.beta1, < 8.1.4.1 | 8.1.4.1 | GHSA-rq8q-p985-fjq7 |
| RubyGems | actionview | < 8.0.5.2 | 8.0.5.2 | GHSA-rq8q-p985-fjq7 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-4317 Ruby on Rails: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 10, 2026
References
- https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-rq8q-p985-fjq7
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/568b19cb860322885593e308a7f27aceb779e9d7
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/c3772a10f405f9644125cbb484adfd2aa7a25a59
- https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.5.2
- https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.1.4.1