CVE-2024-41123

HIGH EPSS 66.5%
Published Aug 1, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Aug 1, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.2 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as whitespace character, `>]` and `]>`. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
66.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
ruby-langrexml* <3.2.7
ruby-langrexml*≥3.2.8  –  <3.3.2

References 6

  • github.com https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8
    Not Applicable
  • github.com https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-r55c-59qm-vjw6
    Vendor Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
    Not Applicable
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html
  • security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0005/
  • ruby-lang.org https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/08/01/dos-rexml-cve-2024-41123
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.