A toolkit of support libraries and Ruby core extensions extracted from the Rails framework. Rich support for multibyte strings, internationalization, time zones, and testing.
A regular expression based DoS vulnerability in Active Support <6.1.7.1 and <7.0.4.1. A specially crafted string passed to the underscore method 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.
CVE-2023-22796 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - activesupport-5.0.7.gem
A toolkit of support libraries and Ruby core extensions extracted from the Rails framework. Rich support for multibyte strings, internationalization, time zones, and testing.
Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/activesupport-5.0.7.gem
Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock
Path to vulnerable library: /Gemfile.lock
Dependency Hierarchy: - font-awesome-middleman-4.2.1.gem (Root Library) - middleman-core-4.2.1.gem - :x: **activesupport-5.0.7.gem** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 70bae847b9086be8573f71ca53e5e89bbf7c2921
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
A regular expression based DoS vulnerability in Active Support <6.1.7.1 and <7.0.4.1. A specially crafted string passed to the underscore method 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.
Publish Date: 2023-02-09
URL: CVE-2023-22796
CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j6gc-792m-qgm2
Release Date: 2023-02-09
Fix Resolution: activesupport - 6.1.7.1,7.0.4.1
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