Improper input validation in Ruby-Lang Ruby
CVE-2013-1821
lib/rexml/text.rb in the REXML parser in Ruby before 1.9.3-p392 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via crafted text nodes in an XML document, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.067 (93.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.067 · newest: 0.067 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Ruby-Lang Ruby — versions 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0612.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00034.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/52783 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2738 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00036.html (vendor-advisory)
- svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0092
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-1821?
- CVE-2013-1821 is a vulnerability in Ruby-Lang Ruby, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2013-04-09.
- Is CVE-2013-1821 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.