minima-2.5.1.gem: 2 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 7.5)

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Vulnerable Library - minima-2.5.1.gem

Path to dependency file: /web/Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gem/ruby/3.2.0/cache/rexml-3.3.3.gem

Found in HEAD commit: ebc900c8807f6dfc3852a1d415f174960923331c

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (minima version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2024-49761	High	7.5	rexml-3.3.3.gem	Transitive	N/A*	❌
CVE-2024-43398	Medium	5.9	rexml-3.3.3.gem	Transitive	N/A*	❌

*For some transitive vulnerabilities, there is no version of direct dependency with a fix. Check the "Details" section below to see if there is a version of transitive dependency where vulnerability is fixed.

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2024-49761

Vulnerable Library - rexml-3.3.3.gem

An XML toolkit for Ruby

Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/rexml-3.3.3.gem

Path to dependency file: /web/Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gem/ruby/3.2.0/cache/rexml-3.3.3.gem

Dependency Hierarchy:

• minima-2.5.1.gem (Root Library)
  • jekyll-seo-tag-2.8.0.gem
    • jekyll-3.9.5.gem
      • kramdown-2.4.0.gem
        • ❌ rexml-3.3.3.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ebc900c8807f6dfc3852a1d415f174960923331c

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2024-10-28

URL: CVE-2024-49761

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49761

Release Date: 2024-10-28

Fix Resolution: rexml - 3.3.9

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CVE-2024-43398

Vulnerable Library - rexml-3.3.3.gem

An XML toolkit for Ruby

Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/rexml-3.3.3.gem

Path to dependency file: /web/Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gem/ruby/3.2.0/cache/rexml-3.3.3.gem

Dependency Hierarchy:

• minima-2.5.1.gem (Root Library)
  • jekyll-seo-tag-2.8.0.gem
    • jekyll-3.9.5.gem
      • kramdown-2.4.0.gem
        • ❌ rexml-3.3.3.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ebc900c8807f6dfc3852a1d415f174960923331c

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.6 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many deep elements that have same local name attributes. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs with tree parser API like REXML::Document.new, you may be impacted to this vulnerability. If you use other parser APIs such as stream parser API and SAX2 parser API, this vulnerability is not affected. The REXML gem 3.3.6 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.

Publish Date: 2024-08-22

URL: CVE-2024-43398

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-vmwr-mc7x-5vc3

Release Date: 2024-08-22

Fix Resolution: rexml - 3.3.6

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