Low severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 9, 2023· Updated Mar 24, 2025
CVE-2023-22792
CVE-2023-22792
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
actionpackRubyGems | >= 3.0.0, < 5.2.8.15 | 5.2.8.15 |
actionpackRubyGems | >= 6.0.0, < 6.1.7.1 | 6.1.7.1 |
actionpackRubyGems | >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.4.1 | 7.0.4.1 |
Affected products
10- Action Dispatch/Action Dispatchdescription
- ghsa-coords9 versionspkg:gem/actionpackpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-actionpack-5_1&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-actionpack-7.0&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-4_2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-5_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-5_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-5_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-actionpack-5_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2015%20SP4
>= 3.0.0, < 5.2.8.15+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 3.0.0, < 5.2.8.15
- (no CPE)range: < 5.1.4-150000.3.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.0.4.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.9-7.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.1.4-150000.3.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.1.4-150000.3.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.1.4-150000.3.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.1.4-150000.3.15.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/advisories/GHSA-p84v-45xj-wwqjghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22792ghsaADVISORY
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5372ghsavendor-advisoryWEB
- discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2023-22792-possible-redos-based-dos-vulnerability-in-action-dispatch/82115ghsaWEB
- github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v7.0.4.1ghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionpack/CVE-2023-22792.ymlghsaWEB
- rubyonrails.org/2023/1/17/Rails-Versions-6-0-6-1-6-1-7-1-7-0-4-1-have-been-releasedghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240202-0007ghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240202-0007/mitre
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