XXE in Nokogiri
CVE-2012-6685
Nokogiri before 1.5.4 is vulnerable to XXE attacks
EPSS: 0.022 (80.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Nokogiri
- Redhat Cloudforms_management_engine — versions 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise_mrg — versions 2.0
- Redhat Openshift — versions 2.0
- Redhat Openstack — versions 4.0, 6.0
- Redhat Openstack_foreman
- Redhat Satellite — versions 6.0
- Redhat Subscription_asset_manager
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-6685?
- CVE-2012-6685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nokogiri, classified under Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-02-19.
- How severe is CVE-2012-6685?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.