CVE-2021-22904 (High) detected in actionpack-5.2.3.gem - autoclosed

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CVE-2021-22904 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - actionpack-5.2.3.gem

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Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/actionpack-5.2.3.gem

Dependency Hierarchy: - rails-5.2.3.gem (Root Library) - :x: **actionpack-5.2.3.gem** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The actionpack ruby gem before 6.1.3.2, 6.0.3.7, 5.2.4.6, 5.2.6 suffers from a possible denial of service vulnerability in the Token Authentication logic in Action Controller due to a too permissive regular expression. Impacted code uses `authenticate_or_request_with_http_token` or `authenticate_with_http_token` for request authentication.

Publish Date: 2021-06-11

URL: CVE-2021-22904

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

Release Date: 2021-06-11

Fix Resolution: actionpack - 5.2.4.6,5.2.6,6.0.3.7,6.1.3.2

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:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.