CVE-2020-7595 (High) detected in nokogiri-1.8.5.gem

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CVE-2020-7595 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - nokogiri-1.8.5.gem

Nokogiri (鋸) is an HTML, XML, SAX, and Reader parser. Among Nokogiri's many features is the ability to search documents via XPath or CSS3 selectors.

Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/nokogiri-1.8.5.gem

Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gem/ruby/2.7.0/cache/nokogiri-1.8.5.gem

Dependency Hierarchy: - html-proofer-3.9.2.gem (Root Library) - :x: **nokogiri-1.8.5.gem** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: c1b1afa1c459eeae8d025903df2642ce352685da

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.10 has an infinite loop in a certain end-of-file situation.

Publish Date: 2020-01-21

URL: CVE-2020-7595

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7595

Release Date: 2020-01-21

Fix Resolution: nokogiri - 1.10.8

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