Vulnerability Details CVE-2024-41123
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.2 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as whitespace character, `>]` and `]>`. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.003
EPSS Ranking 55.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.3
References
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-r55c-59qm-vjw6
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/08/01/dos-rexml-cve-2024-41123
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0005/
Products affected by CVE-2024-41123
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:-
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.1.7.3
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.1.8
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.1.9
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.1.9.1
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.4
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.6
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.8
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.9
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.3.1