What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-0175?

CVE-2013-0175 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.3%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-0175?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2013-0175. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Multi Xml CVE-2013-0175

HIGH

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2013-04-25 secalert@redhat.com

Denial Of Service RCE Multi Xml Grape

7.5

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 25, 2013 - 23:55 cve.org

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

multi_xml gem 0.5.2 for Ruby, as used in Grape before 0.2.6 and possibly other products, does not properly restrict casts of string values, which allows remote attackers to conduct object-injection attacks and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) involving nested XML entity references, by leveraging support for (1) YAML type conversion or (2) Symbol type conversion, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-0156.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. multi_xml gem 0.5.2 for Ruby, as used in Grape before 0.2.6 and possibly other products, does not properly restrict casts of string values, which allows remote attackers to conduct object-injection attacks and execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) involving nested XML entity references, by leveraging support for (1) YAML type conversion or (2) Symbol type conversion, a similar vulnerability to CVE-2013-0156. Affected products include: Erik Michaels-Ober Multi Xml, Grape Project Grape. Version information: before 0.2.6.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.