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CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: ruby / rubygem-rexml (CVE-2024-43398)

🗓️ 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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CBL Mariner 2.0 has a ruby/rubygem-rexml vulnerability (CVE-2024-43398) in pre-3.3.6 versions.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(241903);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/07/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-43398");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2024-B-0124-S");

  script_name(english:"CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: ruby / rubygem-rexml (CVE-2024-43398)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote CBL Mariner host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of ruby / rubygem-rexml installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is,
therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-43398 advisory.

  - REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.6 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML
    that has many deep elements that have same local name attributes. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs with
    tree parser API like REXML::Document.new, you May be impacted to this vulnerability. If you use other
    parser APIs such as stream parser API and SAX2 parser API, this vulnerability is not affected. The REXML
    gem 3.3.6 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability. (CVE-2024-43398)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43398");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-43398");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/08/22");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/07/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/07/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:ruby");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:ruby-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:rubygem-rexml");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:rubygems");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:rubygems-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MarinerOS Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/CBLMariner/release", "Host/CBLMariner/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}
include('rpm.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var release = get_kb_item('Host/CBLMariner/release');
if (isnull(release) || 'CBL-Mariner' >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CBL-Mariner');
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "CBL-Mariner ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'CBL-Mariner');
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^2([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'CBL-Mariner 2.0', 'CBL-Mariner ' + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/CBLMariner/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 'aarch64' >!< cpu)
  audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'CBL-Mariner', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'ruby-3.1.7-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'ruby-3.1.7-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-rexml-3.2.9-1.cm2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygem-rexml-3.2.9-1.cm2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygems-3.3.26-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygems-3.3.26-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygems-devel-3.3.26-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'rubygems-devel-3.3.26-1.cm2', 'release':'2.0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  var cves = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = 'CBLMariner-' + package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'ruby / ruby-debuginfo / rubygem-rexml / rubygems / rubygems-devel');
}

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11 Jul 2025 00:00Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 3.15.9
EPSS0.01205
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