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CVE-2023-22792

Published: Feb 9, 2023Updated: Mar 24, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-400
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 25.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400CWE-1333

Affected Products

https://github.com/rails/railsn/a
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Ruby on RailsRails Core Team
Library
OSS Libraries / web-framework
Red Hat SatelliteRed Hat Inc.
On-prem
Operating Systems
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
rails core teamoss-projectOSS Librariesaka rubyonrails, rails, actionview, rack? no
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 2 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Impact
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References

https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/cve-2023-22792-possible-redos-based-dos-vulnerability-in-action-dispatch/82115
discuss.rubyonrails.org
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5372
debian.org
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240202-0007/
security.netapp.com
and 10 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 9, 2023
Last Updated
Mar 24, 2025

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