CVE-2024-1892
6.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2024-1892 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting scrapy scrapy. It was published on February 28, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the XMLFeedSpider class of the scrapy/scrapy project, specifically in the parsing of XML content. By crafting malicious XML content that exploits inefficient regular expression complexity used in the parsing process, an attacker can cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability allows for the system to hang and consume significant resources, potentially rendering services that utilize Scrapy for XML processing unresponsive.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from scrapy. Update scrapy to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| scrapy | scrapy | >= 0, < 2.11.1 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2024-1892?
CVE-2024-1892 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting scrapy scrapy. It was published on February 28, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2024-1892?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-1892?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from scrapy. Update scrapy to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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