GHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in actiontext. A fix is available for actiontext — see the affected versions and patch details below.
ActionText ContentAttachment can Contain Unsanitized HTML
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,636 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
actiontext💎actiontextReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects RubyGems packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Instances of ActionText::Attachable::ContentAttachment included within a rich_text_area tag could potentially contain unsanitized HTML.
This has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-32464.
Versions Affected: >= 7.1.0 Not affected: < 7.1.0 Fixed Versions: 7.1.3.4
Impact
This could lead to a potential cross site scripting issue within the Trix editor.
Releases
The fixed releases are available at the normal locations.
Workarounds
N/A
Patches
To aid users who aren't able to upgrade immediately we have provided patches for the supported release series in accordance with our maintenance policy regarding security issues. They are in git-am format and consist of a single changeset.
- action_text_content_attachment_xss_7_1_stable.patch - Patch for 7.1 series
Credits
Thank you ooooooo_q for reporting this!
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💎RubyGems | actiontext | ≥ 7.1.0&&< 7.1.3.4 | 7.1.3.4bundle update actiontext --conservative |
| 💎RubyGems | actiontext | ≥ 7.2.0.beta1&&< 7.2.0.beta2 | 7.2.0.beta2bundle update actiontext --conservative |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for actiontext, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update actiontext to 7.1.3.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-prjp-h48f-jgf6 across RubyGems dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.