| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
| rexml | < 3.3.3 | 3.3.3 |
| rexml | ≥ 3.2.8, < 3.3.2< 3.2.7 | 3.3.23.2.7 |
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 ]>.
If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you may be impacted to these vulnerabilities.
The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities.
Don't parse untrusted XMLs.
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