{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8","published":"2024-07-16T19:49:15Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:35:56.438240Z","aliases":["CVE-2024-39908"],"related":["CGA-757g-gqrc-j5hj","CVE-2024-41123"],"summary":"REXML denial of service vulnerability","details":"### Impact\n\nThe REXML gem before 3.3.1 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as `<`, `0` and `%>`.\n\nIf you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you may be impacted to these vulnerabilities.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe REXML gem 3.3.2 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nDon't parse untrusted XMLs.\n\n### References\n\n* https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh : This is a similar vulnerability\n* https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/07/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-39908/","affected":[{"package":{"name":"rexml","ecosystem":"RubyGems","purl":"pkg:gem/rexml"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.3.2"}]}],"versions":["3.1.7.3","3.1.8","3.1.9","3.1.9.1","3.2.0","3.2.1","3.2.2","3.2.3","3.2.4","3.2.5","3.2.6","3.2.7","3.2.8","3.2.9","3.3.0","3.3.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/07/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39908"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/ruby/rexml"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/ruby/rexml/releases/tag/v3.3.2"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rexml/CVE-2024-39908.yml"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0008"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/07/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-39908"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-400"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2024-07-16T19:49:15Z","nvd_published_at":"2024-07-16T18:15:08Z","severity":"MODERATE"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"}]}