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CVE-2012-6685 Nokogiri

Affected softwareNokogiri
Severity7.5 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
WeaknessXML entity expansion (CWE-776)
Published19 Feb 2020
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

Nokogiri before 1.5.4 is vulnerable to XXE attacks

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 6 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 2.2% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (redhat/satellite). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

CVSS

7.5 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 5.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

8 products, 9 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd nokogiri nokogiri generic < 1.5.4
nvd redhat cloudforms management engine generic 5.0
nvd redhat enterprise mrg generic 2.0
nvd redhat openshift generic 2.0
nvd redhat openstack generic 4.0 · 6.0
nvd redhat openstack foreman generic any version
nvd redhat satellite generic 6.0
nvd redhat subscription asset manager generic any version

References

URLTags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178970 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/issues/693 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://nokogiri.org/CHANGELOG.html#154-2012-06-12 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2020-02-19By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.