Vulnerability in NetApp Ontap Tools
CVE-2024-49761
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.9 has a ReDoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many digits between &# and x...; in a hex numeric character reference (&#x...;). This does not happen with Ruby 3.2 or later. Ruby 3.1 is the only affected maintained Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.9 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
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:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (72.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- NetApp Ontap Tools — versions 10
- Ruby Rexml — versions < 3.3.9
- Ruby-Lang Rexml
- Ruby-Lang Ruby
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-2rxp-v6pw-ch6m (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/ce59f2eb1aeb371fe1643414f06618dbe031979f (Patch)
- www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/10/28/redos-rexml-cve-2024-49761 (Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-49761?
- CVE-2024-49761 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp Ontap Tools, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-10-28.
- How severe is CVE-2024-49761?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-49761 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.