7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-28965
"Apache REXML XML Round-Trip Encoding Vulnerability"
Description

The REXML gem before 3.2.5 in Ruby before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, and 3.x before 3.0.1 does not properly address XML round-trip issues. An incorrect document can be produced after parsing and serializing.

INFO

Published Date :

April 21, 2021, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-28965 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-28965 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ruby-lang ruby
2 Ruby-lang rexml
1 Fedoraproject fedora
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-28965.

URL Resource
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210528-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/04/05/xml-round-trip-vulnerability-in-rexml-cve-2021-28965/ Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Shell Go Ruby

Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 1, 2024, 2:18 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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Go Ruby Shell

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
41 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : Oct. 20, 2020, 12:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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hacktoberfest

Ruby Shell Dockerfile

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
14 stars 8 fork 8 watcher
Born at : March 9, 2019, 8:35 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-28965 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-28965 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-611 NVD-CWE-Other
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/ Third Party Advisory https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210528-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210528-0003/ Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210528-0003/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/04/05/xml-round-trip-vulnerability-in-rexml-cve-2021-28965/ No Types Assigned https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/04/05/xml-round-trip-vulnerability-in-rexml-cve-2021-28965/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.5 *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.6.7 *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.7.0 up to (excluding) 2.7.3 *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-28965 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.01%

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0.42381

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