Description
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.6 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many deep elements that have same local name attributes. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs with tree parser API like REXML::Document.new, you may be impacted to this vulnerability. If you use other parser APIs such as stream parser API and SAX2 parser API, this vulnerability is not affected. The REXML gem 3.3.6 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0117
EPSS Percentile
78.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-776
Status
published
Products (3)
netapp/bootstrap_os
ruby-lang/rexml
< 3.3.6
rubygems/rexml
0 - 3.3.6RubyGems
Published
Aug 22, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026