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GMS-2023-58: ReDoS based DoS vulnerability in Action Dispatch

January 18, 2023

There is a possible regular expression based DoS vulnerability in Action Dispatch. 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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-p84v-45xj-wwqj
  • github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.0.4.1

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.0.0 before 6.1.7.1

Fixed versions

  • 6.1.7.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.1.7.1 or above.

Source file

gem/actionpack/GMS-2023-58.yml

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