CVE-2024-39908
MEDIUMRuby-lang Rexml < 3.3.2 - Denial of Service
Title source: ruleDescription
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.1 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as `<`, `0` and `%>`. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you many be impacted to these vulnerabilities. The REXML gem 3.3.2 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid parsing untrusted XML strings.
Exploits (1)
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
4.3
EPSS
0.0803
EPSS Percentile
92.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Details
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (3)
netapp/bootstrap_os
rubygems/rexml
0 - 3.3.2RubyGems
ruby-lang/rexml
< 3.3.2
Published
Jul 16, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026