XXE in Nokogiri
CVE-2013-6461
Nokogiri gem 1.5.x and 1.6.x has DoS while parsing XML entities by failing to apply limits
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (82.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nokogiri
- Ruby Nokogiri Gem — versions 1.5.x, 1.6.x
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Red Hat Cloudforms Management Engine — versions 5.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Mrg — versions 2.0
- Red Hat OpenStack — versions 3.0, 4.0
- Red Hat Satellite — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6461 (Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6461 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/2 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/64513 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90059 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-6461?
- CVE-2013-6461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nokogiri, classified under Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs (XML Entity Expansion). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-05.
- How severe is CVE-2013-6461?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.