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CVE-2023-50724 — Vulnerability in resque — CVE Details

MEDIUM

Resque vulnerable to Reflected Cross Site Scripting through pathnames

Published December 18, 2023Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Impact resque-web in resque versions before 2.1.0 is vulnerable to reflected XSS through the current_queue parameter in the path of the queues endpoint. ### Patches v2.1.0 ### Workarounds No known workarounds at this time. It is recommended to not click on 3rd party or untrusted links to the resque-web interface until you have patched your application. ### References https://github.com/resque/resque/issues/1679 https://github.com/resque/resque/pull/1687

Advisory Timeline

  • First published December 18, 2023 (1029 days ago).
  • Last revised September 10, 2026 — 996 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update resque to 2.1.0 or later
gem install resque -v 2.1.0

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

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
resque
rubygems
0.2.0, 1.0.0, 1.1.0, 1.10.0 (+66 more)2.1.0

Vulnerability Classification

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

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 6.3 score means for each attack dimension.

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

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-50724?
Resque vulnerable to Reflected Cross Site Scripting through pathnames This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 6.3/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-50724?
CVE-2023-50724 affects resque. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-50724 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
6.3

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

Also Known As

GHSA-r8xx-8vm8-x6wj

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