XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting ruby2.7 package, versions <2.7.3-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-RUBY27-1244599
  • published9 Apr 2021
  • disclosed21 Apr 2021

Introduced: 9 Apr 2021

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 ruby2.7 to version 2.7.3-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby2.7 package and not the ruby2.7 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 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

version 3.1