CVE-2021-28965

The REXML gem before 3.2.5 in Ruby before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, and 3.x before 3.0.1 does not properly address XML round-trip issues. An incorrect document can be produced after parsing and serializing.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210528-0003/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/04/05/xml-round-trip-vulnerability-in-rexml-cve-2021-28965/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml::::::ruby::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby::::::::

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-04-21 07:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 03:32

NVD link : CVE-2021-28965

Mitre link : CVE-2021-28965

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-28965

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ruby-lang

ruby
rexml

fedoraproject

fedora

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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