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CVE-2024-35176 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
An XML toolkit for Ruby
Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/rexml-3.2.6.gem
Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gem/ruby/3.2.0/cache/rexml-3.2.6.gem
Dependency Hierarchy: - rubycritic-4.9.0.gem (Root Library) - :x: **rexml-3.2.6.gem** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: d8437e12def00e625dcf4356f5582a139fb4d08b
Found in base branch: main
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.2.6 has a denial of service vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many `<`s in an attribute value. Those who need to parse untrusted XMLs may be impacted to this vulnerability. The REXML gem 3.2.7 or later include the patch to fix this vulnerability. As a workaround, don't parse untrusted XMLs.
Publish Date: 2024-05-16
URL: CVE-2024-35176
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: Low
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
Release Date: 2024-05-16
Fix Resolution: rexml - 3.2.7
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