7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-22792
Rails RCE: Regular Expression DoS in Action Dispatch
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 9, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 2, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-22792 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rubyonrails rails
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-22792.

URL Resource
https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2023-22792-possible-redos-based-dos-vulnerability-in-action-dispatch/82115 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240202-0007/
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5372

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-22792 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference HackerOne https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240202-0007/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5372 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2023-22792-possible-redos-based-dos-vulnerability-in-action-dispatch/82115 No Types Assigned https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2023-22792-possible-redos-based-dos-vulnerability-in-action-dispatch/82115 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1333
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.0.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1.0 up to (excluding) 6.1.7.1 *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.0.4.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.02%

score

0.49757

percentile

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