CVE-2013-1812
Description
The ruby-openid gem before 2.2.2 for Ruby allows remote OpenID providers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via (1) a large XRDS document or (2) an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
No summary for this CVE yet.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:NIntegrityNone
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
janrain
commercialaka rpx, php-openid, ruby-openid
RubyGems
package-ecosystem
and 1 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
1 exploit source identified
Exploit details including PoC links, Metasploit modules, and scanner templates are available after registration.
View exploit details Official Patch Available
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=918134
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://github.com/openid/ruby-openid/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
github.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120361.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
and 8 more references View all →
Unlock Complete Vulnerability Intelligence
Get the full picture for CVE-2013-1812 and every CVE in our database. Create a free account — no credit card required.
Create Free AccountPlain-language analysis
Impact assessment and exploitation scenario in plain English
Attack graph visualization
Interactive attack path and kill chain mapping
Exploit details & PoC links
ExploitDB, Metasploit, GitHub PoCs with direct links
Nuclei scanner templates
Ready-to-use vulnerability scanner templates
Full remediation guide
Patch instructions, workarounds, and compliance impact
Interactive AI chat
Ask questions about this vulnerability in natural language
Related vulnerabilities
Semantically similar CVEs and attack patterns
REST API & MCP access
Integrate vulnerability data into your workflows