Detections
Analytics

Echo: ruby3.1: security update to 3.1.6

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 463165

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.2 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses
 an XML that has many specific characters such as whitespace character, `>]` and `]>`. The REXML gem 3.3.3
 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities. (CVE-2024-41123)

Solution

Update the ruby3.1 library and its related packages to version 3.1.6 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2024-41123

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 463165

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.69

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-41123

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-41123