ghsa-h47h-mwp9-c6q6
Vulnerability from github
Published
2024-10-15 23:35
Modified
2024-10-31 19:34
Summary
Possible ReDoS vulnerability in block_format in Action Mailer
Details

There is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in the block_format helper in Action Mailer. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-47889.

Impact

Carefully crafted text can cause the block_format helper to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or apply the relevant patch immediately.

Ruby 3.2 has mitigations for this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected. Rails 8.0.0.beta1 requires Ruby 3.2 or greater so is unaffected.

Releases

The fixed releases are available at the normal locations.

Workarounds

Users can avoid calling the block_format helper or upgrade to Ruby 3.2

Credits

Thanks to ooooooo_q for the report!

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      },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-47889"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1333"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-10-15T23:35:38Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-10-16T21:15:13Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "There is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in the block_format helper in Action Mailer. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-47889.\n\nImpact\n------\n\nCarefully crafted text can cause the block_format helper to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or apply the relevant patch immediately.\n\nRuby 3.2 has mitigations for this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected. Rails 8.0.0.beta1 requires Ruby 3.2 or greater so is unaffected.\n\n\nReleases\n--------\nThe fixed releases are available at the normal locations.\n\nWorkarounds\n-----------\nUsers can avoid calling the `block_format` helper or upgrade to Ruby 3.2\n\nCredits\n-------\n\nThanks to [ooooooo_q](https://hackerone.com/ooooooo_q) for the report!",
  "id": "GHSA-h47h-mwp9-c6q6",
  "modified": "2024-10-31T19:34:56Z",
  "published": "2024-10-15T23:35:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-h47h-mwp9-c6q6"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/actionmailer/CVE-2024-47889.yml"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Possible ReDoS vulnerability in block_format in Action Mailer"
}


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