XML injection (XXE) In nokogiri
Description
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. 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 in xerces-J
Severity: Medium
Type: CWE-91 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.
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Ecosystem | Package | Affected version | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|---|
 rubygems | 1.13.4 |
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