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GHSA-p67v-3w7g-wjg7
Use-After-Free in nokogiri (GHSA-p67v-3w7g-wjg7)
Summary
vulnerability in nokogiri (GHSA-p67v-3w7g-wjg7). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ``XPathContext``. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.19.4` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **GHSA-p67v-3w7g-wjg7** has been found in nokogiri.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``XPathContext`` over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade nokogiri to **1.19.4** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "nokogiri GHSA-p67v-3w7g-wjg7" on the vendor's site.
GHSA-p67v-3w7g-wjg7 (nokogiri) — CWE-416 /
Attack surface: `XPathContext`
Patched: `1.19.4` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**use-after-free** (CWE-416) exists in nokogiri. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``XPathContext`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
nokogiri — . Attack surface: `XPathContext`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.19.4**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'nokogiri' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'nokogiri' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `nokogiri` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade nokogiri to 1.19.4ステージング環境で 1.19.4 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
rubygems
nokogiri
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