CVE-2022-23837: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

January 21, 2022 (updated March 13, 2023)

In api.rb in Sidekiq, there is no limit on the number of days when requesting stats for the graph. This overloads the system, affecting the Web UI, and makes it unavailable to users.

References

github.com/TUTUMSPACE/exploits/blob/main/sidekiq.md
github.com/mperham/sidekiq/commit/7785ac1399f1b28992adb56055f6acd88fd1d956
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23837

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