CVE-2022-24839

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 2.00%

Last modified

CVE-2022-24839 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. org.cyberneko.html is an html parser written in Java. The fork of `org.cyberneko.html` used by Nokogiri (Rubygem) raises a `java.lang.OutOfMemoryError` exception when parsing ill-formed HTML markup. EPSS estimates a 2.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

org.cyberneko.html is an html parser written in Java. The fork of `org.cyberneko.html` used by Nokogiri (Rubygem) raises a `java.lang.OutOfMemoryError` exception when parsing ill-formed HTML markup. Users are advised to upgrade to `>= 1.9.22.noko2`. Note: The upstream library `org.cyberneko.html` is no longer maintained. Nokogiri uses its own fork of this library located at https://github.com/sparklemotion/nekohtml and this CVE applies only to that fork. Other forks of nekohtml may have a similar vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
2.00%

78.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Nekohtml ProjectNekohtml< 1.9.22.noko2
OracleWeblogic Server12.2.1.3.0
OracleWeblogic Server12.2.1.4.0
OracleWeblogic Server14.1.1.0.0

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-24839?
org.cyberneko.html is an html parser written in Java. The fork of `org.cyberneko.html` used by Nokogiri (Rubygem) raises a `java.lang.OutOfMemoryError` exception when parsing ill-formed HTML markup. Users are advised to upgrade to `>= 1.9.22.noko2`. Note: The upstream library `org.cyberneko.html` is no longer maintained. Nokogiri uses its own fork of this library located at https://github.com/sparklemotion/nekohtml and this CVE applies only to that fork. Other forks of nekohtml may have a similar vulnerability.
How severe is CVE-2022-24839?
CVE-2022-24839 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.00% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2022-24839?
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Source: NVD / NIST