CVE-2024-49761
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CVE-2024-49761 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.9 has a ReDoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many digits between &# and x...; in a hex numeric character reference (&#x...;). EPSS estimates a 1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.9 has a ReDoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many digits between &# and x...; in a hex numeric character reference (&#x...;). This does not happen with Ruby 3.2 or later. Ruby 3.1 is the only affected maintained Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.9 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby-Lang | Rexml | < 3.3.9 |
| Netapp | Ontap Tools | 10 |
References
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-2rxp-v6pw-ch6mThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0004/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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