Impact

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.

This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-43398. We strongly recommend upgrading the REXML gem.

Patches

The REXML gem 3.3.6 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.

Workarounds

Don't parse untrusted XMLs with tree parser API.

Affected versions

REXML gem 3.3.5 or prior

Credits

Thanks to l33thaxor for discovering this issue.

History

Originally published at 2024-08-22 03:00:00 (UTC)

There is a DoS vulnerability in REXML gem. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-41946. We strongly recommend upgrading the REXML gem.

Details

When parsing an XML that has many entity expansions with SAX2 or pull parser API, REXML gem may take long time.

Please update REXML gem to version 3.3.3 or later.

Affected versions

• REXML gem 3.3.2 or prior

Credits

Thanks to NAITOH Jun for discovering and fixing this issue.

History

Originally published at 2024-08-01 03:00:00 (UTC)

There are some DoS vulnerabilities in REXML gem. These vulnerabilities have been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-41123. We strongly recommend upgrading the REXML gem.

Details

When parsing an XML document that has many specific characters such as whitespace character, >] and ]>, REXML gem may take long time.

Please update REXML gem to version 3.3.3 or later.

Affected versions

• REXML gem 3.3.2 or prior

Credits

Thanks to mprogrammer and scyoon for discovering these issues.

History

Originally published at 2024-08-01 03:00:00 (UTC)

There is a DoS vulnerability in REXML gem. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-39908. We strongly recommend upgrading the REXML gem.

Details

When it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as <, 0 and %>. REXML gem may take long time.

Please update REXML gem to version 3.3.2 or later.

Affected versions

REXML gem 3.3.2 or prior

Credits

Thanks to mprogrammer for discovering this issue.

History

Originally published at 2024-07-16 03:00:00 (UTC)