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Vulnerability details: VCID-uudj-r63z-kban
Vulnerability ID VCID-uudj-r63z-kban
Aliases CVE-2013-1856
GHSA-9c2j-593q-3g82
OSV-91451
Summary XML Parsing Vulnerability affecting JRuby users There is a vulnerability in the JDOM backend to ActiveSupport's XML parser. you should upgrade or use one of the work arounds immediately.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-1856
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-1856
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-1856
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-1856
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-1856
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-1856
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-1856
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-1856
epss 0.00707 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-1856
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9c2j-593q-3g82
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rails/rails
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activesupport/CVE-2013-1856.yml
generic_textual MODERATE https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/6c2482d4ed1545e6?dmode=source&output=gplain
cvssv2 5.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1856
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1856
generic_textual MODERATE http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20130609174600/http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20131109010518/http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00006.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/3/18/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-13-3-1-12-and-2-3-18-have-been-released
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://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-1856
https://github.com/rails/rails
https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/activesupport/CVE-2013-1856.yml
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/rubyonrails-security/KZwsQbYsOiI
https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-security/msg/6c2482d4ed1545e6?dmode=source&output=gplain
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1856
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
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2013/3/18/SEC-ANN-Rails-3-2-13-3-1-12-and-2-3-18-have-been-released/
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-1856
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/18/4
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GHSA-9c2j-593q-3g82 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9c2j-593q-3g82
GLSA-201412-28 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-28
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1856
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.7211
EPSS Score 0.00707
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:46:48.747506+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/gem/activesupport/CVE-2013-1856.yml 38.0.0