CVE-2024-41123
REXML DoS vulnerability
MEDIUM 5.3
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.28 % · percentile 70 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (DoS)
References
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-r55c-59qm-vjw6
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8
- 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/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-r55c-59qm-vjw6 — REXML DoS vulnerability
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-2644
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-41123
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-1131 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0855 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper Networks · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0512 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0279 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0003 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0923 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*< 3.2.7cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*≥ 3.2.8 < 3.3.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| ruby · rexml | affected < 3.3.3 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |