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CVE-2022-29181

Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type in Nokogiri

Published: May 20, 2022Updated: May 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-241
NVD MITRE
8.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
2.9%
Top 14.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Nokogiri Improperly Handles Unexpected Data Type

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-241CWE-843

Affected Products

nokogiriRubyGemsOSS Libraries
SUSE OpenStack Cloud CrowbarNovell Inc.
On-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS / cloud-platform
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
openSUSE TumbleweedNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
CloudForms Management EngineRed Hat Inc.
On-premWeb App
Cloud & SaaS
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 18 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-xh29-r2w5-wx8m
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29181
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/83cc451c3f29df397caa890afc3b714eae6ab8f7
github.com
and 20 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
May 20, 2022
Last Updated
May 27, 2025

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