CVE-2023-30614 is a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pay (rubygems), affecting versions < 6.3.2. It is fixed in 6.3.2.
Impact A payments info page of Pay is susceptible to reflected Cross-site scripting. An attacker could create a working URL that renders a javascript link to a user on a Rails application that integrates Pay. This URL could be distributed via email to specifically target certain individuals. If the targeted application contains a functionality to submit user-generated content (such as comments) the attacker could even distribute the URL using that functionality. Patches This has been patched in version 6.3.2 and above. Pay will now sanitize the back parameter and only permit relative paths.
Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session. Typical impact: session or credential theft, and actions taken as the user.
CVE-2023-30614 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (High). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment.
A fixed version is available (6.3.2). Upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
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pay (< 6.3.2)pay → 6.3.2 (rubygems)Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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CVE-2023-30614 is a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pay (rubygems), affecting versions < 6.3.2. It is fixed in 6.3.2. Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session.
CVE-2023-30614 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
pay (rubygems) versions < 6.3.2 is affected.
Yes. CVE-2023-30614 is fixed in 6.3.2. Upgrade to this version or later.
Whether CVE-2023-30614 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
Upgrade pay to 6.3.2 or later.