CVE-2023-40175
Puma HTTP Request/Response Smuggling vulnerability
Summary
Remediation
Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.
gem install puma -v 6.3.1
gem install puma -v 5.6.7
After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.
Affected Packages (2)
Vulnerability Classification
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.
- CWE-444
CVSS Score Breakdown
What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://github.com/puma/puma/security/advisories/GHSA-68xg-gqqm-vgj8WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40175ADVISORY
- https://github.com/puma/puma/commit/690155e7d644b80eeef0a6094f9826ee41f1080aWEB
- https://github.com/puma/puma/commit/7405a219801dcebc0ad6e0aa108d4319ca23f662WEB
- https://github.com/puma/puma/commit/ed0f2f94b56982c687452504b95d5f1fbbe3eed1WEB
- https://github.com/puma/pumaPACKAGE
- https://github.com/puma/puma/releases/tag/v5.6.7WEB
- https://github.com/puma/puma/releases/tag/v6.3.1WEB
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puma/CVE-2023-40175.ymlWEB
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2023-40175?
- Puma HTTP Request/Response Smuggling vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
- How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-40175?
- CVE-2023-40175 affects puma. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-40175 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.
Severity & Exploitability
Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.
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