XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting rubygem24-bigdecimal package, versions <0:1.3.2-2.14.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.06% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-RUBYGEM24BIGDECIMAL-1725357
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • 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:2018.03 rubygem24-bigdecimal to version 0:1.3.2-2.14.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2021-1501.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygem24-bigdecimal package and not the rubygem24-bigdecimal package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 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 Base Scores

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