RailsAdmin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in the list view

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

6.1 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2024-39308: 0.58% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 47.71 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact RailsAdmin list view has the XSS vulnerability, caused by improperly-escaped HTML title attribute. The issue was originally reported in https://github.com/railsadminteam/railsadmin/issues/3686. Patches Upgrade to 3.1.4. The vulnerability itself was patched in 3.1.3 but it has a functionality issue. Initially the vulnerability was thought to exist in versions before 3.0, but it didn't. 2.x users can stay on 2.2.1. Workarounds 1. Copy the index view (located under the path app/views/railsadmin/main/index.html.erb) from the RailsAdmin version you use, and place it into your application by using the same path. 2. Open the view file by an editor, and change the way to populate the td tag: Note: The view file created by this needs to be removed after upgrading RailsAdmin afterwards, unless this old view continue to be used. Only do this if you can't upgrade RailsAdmin now for a reason. References https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/…

Published by the source

8 Jul 2024, 14:14 UTC

Last modified by the source

31 Jul 2024, 05:03 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 15:48 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-8qgm-g2vv-vwvc

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2024-39308

Advisory: RailsAdmin Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in the list view
IDs: CVE-2024-39308, GHSA-8qgm-g2vv-vwvc
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2024-39308 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 15:48 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: rails_admin 3.1.3. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- RubyGems rails_admin: affected >= 3.0.0.beta, < 3.1.3; fixed in 3.1.3

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- RubyGems rails_admin: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on rails_admin.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8qgm-g2vv-vwvc (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-8qgm-g2vv-vwvc lists affected ranges: RubyGems rails_admin >=3.0.0.beta <3.1.3)

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