7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-26142
ruby-rails ReDoS Vulnerability
Description

Rails is a web-application framework. Starting in version 7.1.0, there is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in the Accept header parsing routines of Action Dispatch. This vulnerability is patched in 7.1.3.1. Ruby 3.2 has mitigations for this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 27, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 14, 2025, 4:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-26142 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 Ruby-lang ruby
1 Rubyonrails rails
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
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  • Update the affected Linux packages.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-26142 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-26142 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-26142 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-26142 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2025

    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
    Added CWE NIST CWE-1333
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.0 up to (excluding) 7.1.3.1 OR cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.0
    Changed Reference Type https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-redos-vulnerability-in-accept-header-parsing-in-action-dispatch/84946 No Types Assigned https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-redos-vulnerability-in-accept-header-parsing-in-action-dispatch/84946 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-redos-vulnerability-in-accept-header-parsing-in-action-dispatch/84946 No Types Assigned https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-redos-vulnerability-in-accept-header-parsing-in-action-dispatch/84946 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b4d3bfb5ed8a5b5a90aad3a3b28860c7a931e272 No Types Assigned https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b4d3bfb5ed8a5b5a90aad3a3b28860c7a931e272 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b4d3bfb5ed8a5b5a90aad3a3b28860c7a931e272 No Types Assigned https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b4d3bfb5ed8a5b5a90aad3a3b28860c7a931e272 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-jjhx-jhvp-74wq No Types Assigned https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-jjhx-jhvp-74wq Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-jjhx-jhvp-74wq No Types Assigned https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-jjhx-jhvp-74wq Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2024-26142.yml No Types Assigned https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2024-26142.yml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2024-26142.yml No Types Assigned https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2024-26142.yml Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240503-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240503-0003/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240503-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240503-0003/ Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-redos-vulnerability-in-accept-header-parsing-in-action-dispatch/84946
    Added Reference https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b4d3bfb5ed8a5b5a90aad3a3b28860c7a931e272
    Added Reference https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-jjhx-jhvp-74wq
    Added Reference https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2024-26142.yml
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240503-0003/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    May. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240503-0003/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Rails is a web-application framework. Starting in version 7.1.0, there is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in the Accept header parsing routines of Action Dispatch. This vulnerability is patched in 7.1.3.1. Ruby 3.2 has mitigations for this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-jjhx-jhvp-74wq [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b4d3bfb5ed8a5b5a90aad3a3b28860c7a931e272 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-redos-vulnerability-in-accept-header-parsing-in-action-dispatch/84946 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2024-26142.yml [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-1333
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
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