CVE-2013-1856
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.021 · 81 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (28)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-9c2j-593q-3g82activesupport Improper Input Validation vulnerability2017-10-24ghsa · osvUS
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.
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references (15)
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- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.htmlcnnvd
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784cnnvd
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/3/18/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-13-3-1-12-and-2-3-18-have-been-released/cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/6c2482d4ed1545e6?dmode=source&output=gplaincnnvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784enisa_euvd
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