CVE-2013-1856
The ActiveSupport::XmlMini_JDOM backend in lib/active_support/xml_mini/jdom.rb in the Active Support component in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.12 and 3.2.x before 3.2.13, when JRuby is used, does not properly restrict the capabilities of the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.05%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ActiveSupport::XmlMini_JDOM backend in lib/active_support/xml_mini/jdom.rb in the Active Support component in Ruby on Rails 3.0.x and 3.1.x before 3.1.12 and 3.2.x before 3.2.13, when JRuby is used, does not properly restrict the capabilities of the XML parser, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via vectors involving (1) an external DTD or (2) an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.05% probability · 80th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- rubyonrails/rails · rubyonrails/ruby on rails
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/3/18/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-13-3-1-12-and-2-3-18-have-been-released/
- https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/6c2482d4ed1545e6?dmode=source&output=gplain
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/3/18/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-13-3-1-12-and-2-3-18-have-been-released/
- https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/6c2482d4ed1545e6?dmode=source&output=gplain
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.