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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-9c2j-593q-3g82
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-9c2j-593q-3g82
Aliases CVE-2013-1856
Summary activesupport Improper Input Validation vulnerability 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
https://github.com/rails/rails
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activesupport/CVE-2013-1856.yml
https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/6c2482d4ed1545e6?dmode=source&output=gplain
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
https://web.archive.org/web/20130609174600/http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20131109010518/http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/3/18/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-13-3-1-12-and-2-3-18-have-been-released
CVE-2013-1856 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1856

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