Multiple vulnerabilities in REXML gem
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-41123 CVE-2024-41946 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 CWE-776 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
REXML Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | rubygems.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU95149
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41123
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when parsing characters such as a whitespace character, >] and ]>. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsREXML: 3.1.8 - 3.3.2
External linkshttp://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/08/01/dos-rexml-cve-2024-41123/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) XML Entity Expansion
EUVDB-ID: #VU95148
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41946
CWE-ID:
CWE-776 - Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when parsing XML with SAX2 or pull parser API. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML data to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsREXML: 3.1.8 - 3.3.2
External linkshttp://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/08/01/dos-rexml-cve-2024-41946/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
