CVE-2015-3227 – activesupport

Package

Manager: gem
Name: activesupport
Vulnerable Version: >=4.0.0.beta1 <4.1.11 || >=4.2.0.beta1 <4.2.2 || >=0 <3.2.22

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:R

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.02683 pctl0.8528

Details

activesupport vulnerable to Denial of Service via large XML document depth The (1) `jdom.rb` and (2) `rexml.rb` components in Active Support in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22, 4.1.x before 4.1.11, and 4.2.x before 4.2.2, when JDOM or REXML is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SystemStackError) via a large XML document depth.

Metadata

Created: 2017-10-24T18:33:36Z
Modified: 2025-03-31T17:46:20Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2017/10/GHSA-j96r-xvjq-r9pg/GHSA-j96r-xvjq-r9pg.json
CWE IDs: []
Alternative ID: GHSA-j96r-xvjq-r9pg
Finding: F002
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