En bref
- CVE-2024-49761 est une vulnérabilité ÉLEVÉE (CVSS 7.5) touchant rexml, ontap tools (netapp), rexml (ruby-lang).
- Probabilité d'exploitation dans les 30 prochains jours (EPSS) : 1.4%, plus élevée que 72.8% des vulnérabilités.
- Correctif : mettre à jour vers 3.3.9 ou plus récent.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|
| rexml RubyGems | < 3.3.9
| 3.3.9
|
| ontap tools | = 10
| No fix yet |
| rexml | < 3.3.9
| 3.3.9
|
Description
Impact
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. Note that Ruby 3.1 will reach EOL on 2025-03.
Patches
The REXML gem 3.3.9 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.
Workarounds
Use Ruby 3.2 or later instead of Ruby 3.1.
References
NVD 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.
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