XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting ruby-doc package, versions <0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-RUBYDOC-8056472
  • published19 Sept 2024
  • disclosed21 Apr 2021

Introduced: 21 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-28965  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-611  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ruby-doc to version 0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.12 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2637.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby-doc package and not the ruby-doc package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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