CVE-2024-43398

MEDIUM EPSS 64.5%
Published Aug 22, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.9 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 22, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.9
Exploitability
2.2
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
64.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-776

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
ruby-langrexml* <3.3.6
netappbootstrap_os*any
netapphci_compute_node*any

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/ruby/rexml/releases/tag/v3.3.6
    Release Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vmwr-mc7x-5vc3
    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-20250103-0006/
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.