FKIE_CVE-2022-23476

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-12-08 04:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:30
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for the Ruby programming language. Nokogiri `1.13.8` and `1.13.9` fail to check the return value from `xmlTextReaderExpand` in the method `Nokogiri::XML::Reader#attribute_hash`. This can lead to a null pointer exception when invalid markup is being parsed. For applications using `XML::Reader` to parse untrusted inputs, this may potentially be a vector for a denial of service attack. Users are advised to upgrade to Nokogiri `>= 1.13.10`. Users may be able to search their code for calls to either `XML::Reader#attributes` or `XML::Reader#attribute_hash` to determine if they are affected.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/85410e38410f670cbbc8c5b00d07b843caee88cePatch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/9fe0761c47c0d4270d1a5220cfd25de080350d50Patch, Third Party Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-qv4q-mr5r-qprjThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/85410e38410f670cbbc8c5b00d07b843caee88cePatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/9fe0761c47c0d4270d1a5220cfd25de080350d50Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-qv4q-mr5r-qprjThird Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
nokogiri nokogiri 1.13.8
nokogiri nokogiri 1.13.9
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          "vendor": "sparklemotion",
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            }
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      "value": "Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for the Ruby programming language. Nokogiri `1.13.8` and `1.13.9` fail to check the return value from `xmlTextReaderExpand` in the method `Nokogiri::XML::Reader#attribute_hash`. This can lead to a null pointer exception when invalid markup is being parsed. For applications using `XML::Reader` to parse untrusted inputs, this may potentially be a vector for a denial of service attack. Users are advised to upgrade to Nokogiri `\u003e= 1.13.10`. Users may be able to search their code for calls to either `XML::Reader#attributes` or `XML::Reader#attribute_hash` to determine if they are affected."
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      "value": "Nokogiri es una librer\u00eda XML y HTML de c\u00f3digo abierto para el lenguaje de programaci\u00f3n Ruby. Nokogiri `1.13.8` y `1.13.9` no pueden verificar el valor de retorno de `xmlTextReaderExpand` en el m\u00e9todo `Nokogiri::XML::Reader#attribute_hash`. Esto puede provocar una excepci\u00f3n de puntero null cuando se analiza un marcado no v\u00e1lido. Para las aplicaciones que utilizan `XML::Reader` para analizar entradas que no son de confianza, esto puede ser potencialmente un vector para un ataque de Denegaci\u00f3n de Servicio (DoS). Se recomienda a los usuarios actualizar a Nokogiri `\u0026gt;= 1.13.10`. Los usuarios pueden buscar en su c\u00f3digo llamadas a `XML::Reader#attributes` o `XML::Reader#attribute_hash` para determinar si est\u00e1n afectados."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:30:12.077",
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