CVE-2024-34391 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2024-34391
Vulnerability Scoring

8.1
/10
Severe Risk

Cybersecurity professionals consider CVE-2024-34391 an immediate threat requiring urgent mitigation.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: High
    Exploits require significant effort and special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2024-34391 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕕 10 Oct 2025, 18:20 UTC
Originally published on: 🕖 02 May 2024, 19:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 525 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

reefs@jfrog.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2024-34391 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-34391: libxmljs is vulnerable to a type confusion vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted XML while invoking a function on the result of attrs() that was called on a parsed node. This vulnerability might lead to denial of service (on both 32-bit systems and 64-bit systems), data leak, infinite loop and remote code execution (on 32-bit systems with the XML_PARSE_HUGE flag enabled).

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2024-34391

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2024-34391 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2024-34391

CVE-2024-34391 presents a challenge to exploit due to its high attack complexity, but the absence of privilege requirements still makes it a viable target for skilled attackers. A thorough security review is advised.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2024-34391, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2024-34391, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: High
    Exploiting CVE-2024-34391 can result in unauthorized access to sensitive data, severely compromising data privacy.
  • Integrity: High
    CVE-2024-34391 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
  • Availability: High
    CVE-2024-34391 can disrupt system operations, potentially causing complete denial of service (DoS).

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 0.043% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 12.0% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 88.0% of others.

CVE-2024-34391 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-843

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.14.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.14.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.14.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.16.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.16.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.16.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.16.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.17.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.17.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.17.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.17.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.18.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.9:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.9:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.10:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:0.19.10:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:libxmljs_project:libxmljs:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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