CVE-2024-39908

mediumpriority · track · 11EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileexploit · PoCDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
1 exploit · PoC
Likely / severe?
1.49% (74th) EPSS
CVSS 4.3 · medium
Is it mine?
30 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.1 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as `<`, `0` and `%>`. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you many be impacted to these vulnerabilities. The REXML gem 3.3.2 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid parsing untrusted XML strings.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.3
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.14.3mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 2.8 · impact 1.4
v3.14.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · OSV
v3.14.1mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-400USCWE-400USCWE-400US
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exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

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affected products (30)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-1720Ruby REXML: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2024-07-28csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Ruby ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-2451Oracle Siebel CRM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-21csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Siebel CRM ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Integrität und Verfügbarkeit zu gefährden.

  • GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8REXML denial of service vulnerability2024-07-16ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact The REXML gem before 3.3.1 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as `<`, `0` and `%>`. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you may be impacted to these vulnerabilities. ### Patches The REXML gem 3.3.2 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities. ### Workarounds Don't parse untrusted XMLs. ### References * https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh : This is a similar vulnerability * https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/07/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-39908/

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-07-16modified 2026-06-17
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references (13)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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