CVE-2024-39908

MEDIUM EPSS 70.9%
Published Jul 16, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
4.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jul 16, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.3
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
70.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
ruby-langrexml* <3.3.2
netappbootstrap_os*any
netapphci_compute_node*any

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8
    Vendor Advisory
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html
  • security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0008/
    Third Party Advisory
  • ruby-lang.org https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/07/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-39908
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.