Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type in Nokogiri
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
96 explicit affected versions
145 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
### Summary Nokogiri `< v1.13.6` does not type-check all inputs into the XML and HTML4 SAX parsers. For CRuby users, this may allow specially crafted untrusted inputs to cause illegal memory access errors (segfault) or reads from unrelated memory. ### Severity The Nokogiri maintainers have evaluated this as **High 8.2** (CVSS3.1). ### Mitigation CRuby users should upgrade to Nokogiri `>= 1.13.6`. JRuby users are not affected. ### Workarounds To avoid this vulnerability in affected applications, ensure the untrusted input is a `String` by calling `#to_s` or equivalent. ### Credit This vulnerability was responsibly reported by @agustingianni and the Github Security Lab.
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/nokogiri/CVE-2022-29181.yml
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/83cc451c3f29df397caa890afc3b714eae6ab8f7
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/db05ba9a1bd4b90aa6c76742cf6102a7c7297267
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/releases/tag/v1.13.6
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-xh29-r2w5-wx8m
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29181
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-29
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-031_GHSL-2022-032_Nokogiri
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213532
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/29xxx/CVE-2022-29181.json
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2022-031_GHSL-2022-032_Nokogiri/