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CVE-2023-26141 — Vulnerability in sidekiq — CVE Details

MEDIUM

sidekiq Denial of Service vulnerability

Published September 14, 2023Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

Versions of the package sidekiq before 7.1.3 and 6.5.10 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to insufficient checks in the dashboard-charts.js file. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the localStorage value which will cause excessive polling requests.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published September 14, 2023 (1124 days ago).
  • Last revised February 16, 2024 — 155 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update sidekiq to 6.5.10 or later
gem install sidekiq -v 6.5.10
Bundler
Update sidekiq to 7.1.3 or later
gem install sidekiq -v 7.1.3

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

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
sidekiq
rubygems
0.10.0, 0.10.1, 0.11.0, 0.11.1 (+180 more)6.5.10
sidekiq
rubygems
7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3 (+9 more)7.1.3

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-345
    Insufficient Verification of Data AuthenticityMITRE
  • CWE-400
    Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 5.7 score means for each attack dimension.

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-26141?
sidekiq Denial of Service vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 5.7/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-26141?
CVE-2023-26141 affects sidekiq. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-26141 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
5.7

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-3qc2-v3hp-6cv8

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