{"cve":"CVE-2024-49761","nvd":{"published":"2024-10-28T15:15:05.157","modified":"2026-06-17T08:00:23.947","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U","score":6.6},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-1333"],"references":["https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/ce59f2eb1aeb371fe1643414f06618dbe031979f","https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-2rxp-v6pw-ch6m","https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/10/28/redos-rexml-cve-2024-49761","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0004/"],"products":["netapp:ontap_tools","ruby-lang:rexml"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:56:33.105311382+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-49761","score":0.0142,"percentile":0.72834,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-2rxp-v6pw-ch6m","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-2rxp-v6pw-ch6m","summary":"REXML ReDoS vulnerability","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:19.086573705Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"rexml","purl":"pkg:gem/rexml","ranges":["<3.3.9"],"fixed":["3.3.9"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}