CVE-2023-22792
High
Description
A regular expression based DoS vulnerability in Action Dispatch <6.0.6.1,< 6.1.7.1, and <7.0.4.1. Specially crafted cookies, in combination with a specially crafted X_FORWARDED_HOST header can cause the regular expression engine to enter a state of catastrophic backtracking. This can cause the process to use large amounts of CPU and memory, leading to a possible DoS vulnerability All users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductRails
PublishedFeb 9, 2023
First seenFeb 9, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-400Uncontrolled resource consumption
How to fix
Update
- rubyonrails rails6.0.6.1, 6.1.7.1, 7.0.4.1 or later
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| rubyonrails rails | 3.0.0 ≤ v < 6.0.6.1, 6.1.0 ≤ v < 6.1.7.1, 7.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.4.1 | 6.0.6.1, 6.1.7.1, 7.0.4.1 |
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