GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3 – nokogiri

Package

Manager: gem
Name: nokogiri
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <1.13.4

Severity

Level: Medium

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

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

EPSS: N/A pctlN/A

Details

XML Injection in Xerces Java affects Nokogiri ## Summary Nokogiri v1.13.4 updates the vendored `xerces:xercesImpl` from 2.12.0 to 2.12.2, which addresses [CVE-2022-23437](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437). That CVE is scored as CVSS 6.5 "Medium" on the NVD record. Please note that this advisory only applies to the **JRuby** implementation of Nokogiri `< 1.13.4`. ## Mitigation Upgrade to Nokogiri `>= v1.13.4`. ## Impact ### [CVE-2022-23437](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437) in xerces-J - **Severity**: Medium - **Type**: [CWE-91](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/91.html) XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) - **Description**: There's a vulnerability within the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. This causes, the XercesJ XML parser to wait in an infinite loop, which may sometimes consume system resources for prolonged duration. This vulnerability is present within XercesJ version 2.12.1 and the previous versions. - **See also**: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj

Metadata

Created: 2022-04-11T21:30:00Z
Modified: 2022-04-11T21:30:00Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/04/GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3/GHSA-xxx9-3xcr-gjj3.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-91"]
Alternative ID: N/A
Finding: F083
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