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CVE-2015-7581

HIGH

actionpack is vulnerable to denial of service because of a wildcard controller route

Published October 24, 2017Updated November 29, 2024Source: osv

Summary

actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb in Action Pack in Ruby on Rails 4.x before 4.2.5.1 and 5.x before 5.0.0.beta1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (superfluous caching and memory consumption) by leveraging an application's use of a wildcard controller route.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update actionpack to 4.2.5.1 or later
gem install actionpack -v 4.2.5.1

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
actionpack
rubygems
4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.1.rc1, 4.0.1.rc2 (+83 more)4.2.5.1

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-7581?
actionpack is vulnerable to denial of service because of a wildcard controller route This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2015-7581?
CVE-2015-7581 affects actionpack. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2015-7581 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-9h6g-gp95-x3q5

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