6.6
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2024-47887
Rails Action Pack HTTP Token Authentication ReDoS Vulnerability
Description

Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. Starting in version 4.0.0 and prior to versions 6.1.7.9, 7.0.8.5, 7.1.4.1, and 7.2.1.1, there is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in Action Controller's HTTP Token authentication. For applications using HTTP Token authentication via `authenticate_or_request_with_http_token` or similar, a carefully crafted header may cause header parsing to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability. All users running an affected release should either upgrade to versions 6.1.7.9, 7.0.8.5, 7.1.4.1, or 7.2.1.1 or apply the relevant patch immediately. One may choose to use Ruby 3.2 as a workaround.Ruby 3.2 has mitigations for this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected. Rails 8.0.0.beta1 depends on Ruby 3.2 or greater so is unaffected.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 16, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 18, 2024, 12:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-47887 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
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Rails and related packages to address a ReDoS vulnerability.
  • Upgrade the Rails packages to a patched version.
  • Update the affected ruby packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-47887 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Updated: 6 days, 13 hours ago
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Born at : March 25, 2022, 2:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 15 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-47887 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-47887 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]

    Oct. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-1333
    Removed CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-770
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. Starting in version 4.0.0 and prior to versions 6.1.7.9, 7.0.8.5, 7.1.4.1, and 7.2.1.1, there is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in Action Controller's HTTP Token authentication. For applications using HTTP Token authentication via `authenticate_or_request_with_http_token` or similar, a carefully crafted header may cause header parsing to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability. All users running an affected release should either upgrade to versions 6.1.7.9, 7.0.8.5, 7.1.4.1, or 7.2.1.1 or apply the relevant patch immediately. One may choose to use Ruby 3.2 as a workaround.Ruby 3.2 has mitigations for this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected. Rails 8.0.0.beta1 depends on Ruby 3.2 or greater so is unaffected.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-vfg9-r3fq-jvx4 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/56b2fc3302836405b496e196a8d5fc0195e55049 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/7c1398854d51f9bb193fb79f226647351133d08a [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/8e057db25bff1dc7a98e9ae72e0083825b9ac545 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/f4dc83d8926509d0958ec21fcdbc2e7df3d32ce2 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-770
    Added CVSS V4.0 GitHub, Inc. CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.6
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