rexml-3.3.9.gem: 1 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 5.3)

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Vulnerable Library - rexml-3.3.9.gem

An XML toolkit for Ruby

Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/rexml-3.3.9.gem

Path to dependency file: /docs/Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /docs/Gemfile.lock

Found in HEAD commit: eb4a123ac71f425039cbf2b066115e480b3e6cc6

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (rexml version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2025-58767	Medium	5.3	rexml-3.3.9.gem	Direct	https://github.com/ruby/rexml.git - v3.4.2	✅

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2025-58767

Vulnerable Library - rexml-3.3.9.gem

An XML toolkit for Ruby

Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/rexml-3.3.9.gem

Path to dependency file: /docs/Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /docs/Gemfile.lock

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ rexml-3.3.9.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: eb4a123ac71f425039cbf2b066115e480b3e6cc6

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gems from 3.3.3 to 3.4.1 has a DoS vulnerability when parsing XML containing multiple XML declarations. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you may be impacted to these vulnerabilities. The REXML gem 3.4.2 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities.

Publish Date: 2025-09-17

URL: CVE-2025-58767

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-c2f4-jgmc-q2r5

Release Date: 2025-09-17

Fix Resolution: https://github.com/ruby/rexml.git - v3.4.2

⛑️ Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.

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⛑️Automatic Remediation will be attempted for this issue.