Script Injection in Show In Browser gem

LOW 3.3CVE-2013-2105 · GHSA-9hx9-w2j6-rw76 · Published 22/04/2014 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2013-2105 is a LOW (CVSS 3.3) vulnerability affecting show_in_browser, show in browser (jonathan leung).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.39%, higher than 33.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
show_in_browser RubyGems	`= 0.0.3`	No fix yet
show in browser jonathan_leung	`= 0.0.3`	No fix yet

Description

The Show In Browser (show_in_browser) gem 0.0.3 for Ruby allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a symlink attack on /tmp/browser.html.

NVD description

The Show In Browser (show_in_browser) gem 0.0.3 for Ruby allows local users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a symlink attack on /tmp/browser.html.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2105 · ADVISORY
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84378 · WEB
jonleung/show_in_browser · PACKAGE
rubysec/ruby-advisory-db · WEB
vapid.dhs.org/advisories/show_in_browser.html · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/18/4 · WEB

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