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8.2
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-29181
Nokogiri XML/HTML4 SAC Parser Untrusted Input Memory Access Vulnerability
Description

Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for Ruby. Nokogiri prior to version 1.13.6 does not type-check all inputs into the XML and HTML4 SAX parsers, allowing specially crafted untrusted inputs to cause illegal memory access errors (segfault) or reads from unrelated memory. Version 1.13.6 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, ensure the untrusted input is a `String` by calling `#to_s` or equivalent.

INFO

Published Date :

May 20, 2022, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 27, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-29181 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 Apple macos
1 Nokogiri nokogiri
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the Nokogiri package to the latest version.
  • Update the affected Nokogiri package.
  • Upgrade to the latest available version.
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-2022-29181.

URL Resource
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/83cc451c3f29df397caa890afc3b714eae6ab8f7
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/db05ba9a1bd4b90aa6c76742cf6102a7c7297267 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/releases/tag/v1.13.6 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-xh29-r2w5-wx8m Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-031_GHSL-2022-032_Nokogiri
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/db05ba9a1bd4b90aa6c76742cf6102a7c7297267 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/releases/tag/v1.13.6 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-xh29-r2w5-wx8m Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-29 Third Party Advisory
https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-031_GHSL-2022-032_Nokogiri/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213532 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-29181 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-29181 weaknesses.

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).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-29181 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-29181 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. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/83cc451c3f29df397caa890afc3b714eae6ab8f7
    Added Reference https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-031_GHSL-2022-032_Nokogiri
    Removed Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
    Removed Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-29
    Removed Reference https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-031_GHSL-2022-032_Nokogiri/
    Removed Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213532
    Removed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23 Types: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Removed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-29 Types: Third Party Advisory
    Removed Reference Type https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-031_GHSL-2022-032_Nokogiri/ Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Removed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213532 Types: Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
    Added Reference https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/db05ba9a1bd4b90aa6c76742cf6102a7c7297267
    Added Reference https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/releases/tag/v1.13.6
    Added Reference https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-xh29-r2w5-wx8m
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-29
    Added Reference https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-031_GHSL-2022-032_Nokogiri/
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213532
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213532 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213532 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0 up to (excluding) 13.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213532 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-29 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-29 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-29 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/db05ba9a1bd4b90aa6c76742cf6102a7c7297267 No Types Assigned https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/db05ba9a1bd4b90aa6c76742cf6102a7c7297267 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/releases/tag/v1.13.6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/releases/tag/v1.13.6 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-xh29-r2w5-wx8m No Types Assigned https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-xh29-r2w5-wx8m Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-031_GHSL-2022-032_Nokogiri/ No Types Assigned https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-031_GHSL-2022-032_Nokogiri/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-843
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nokogiri:nokogiri:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.13.6
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.2
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.4
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

6.71 }} -0.17%

score

0.90844

percentile