REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.9 has a ReDoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many digits between &# and x...; in a hex numeric character reference (&#x...;). This does not happen with Ruby 3.2 or later. Ruby 3.1 is the only affected maintained Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.9 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.
| Package (Ecosystem) | Introduced | Fixed | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| rexml(RubyGems) | 0 | 3.3.9 | N/A |
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