CVE-2024-35176 – rexml

Package

Manager: gem
Name: rexml
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <3.2.7

Severity

Level: Medium

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

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

EPSS: 0.03241 pctl0.86621

Details

REXML contains a denial of service vulnerability ### Impact The REXML gem before 3.2.6 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many `<`s in an attribute value. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you may be impacted to this vulnerability. ### Patches The REXML gem 3.2.7 or later include the patch to fix this vulnerability. ### Workarounds Don't parse untrusted XMLs. ### References * https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/05/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-35176/

Metadata

Created: 2024-05-16T17:44:04Z
Modified: 2025-03-07T13:49:45Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/05/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-400"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
Finding: F002
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