CVE-2024-41128

Action Dispatch has possible ReDoS vulnerability in query parameter filtering

MEDIUM
6.6
CVSS Score
Published: October 16, 2024 at 06:04 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRails

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Severity
MEDIUM6.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. Starting in version 3.1.0 and prior to versions 6.1.7.9, 7.0.8.5, 7.1.4.1, and 7.2.1.1, there is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in the query parameter filtering routines of Action Dispatch. Carefully crafted query parameters can cause query parameter filtering to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability. All users running an affected release should either upgrade to version 6.1.7.9, 7.0.8.5, 7.1.4.1, or 7.2.1.1 or apply the relevant patch immediately. One may use Ruby 3.2 as a workaround. Ruby 3.2 has mitigations for this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected. Rails 8.0.0.beta1 depends on Ruby 3.2 or greater so is unaffected.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.1.7.9v < 7.0.8.5v < 7.1.4.1v < 7.2.1.13.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.1.7.97.0.0 ≤ v < 7.0.8.57.1.0 ≤ v < 7.1.4.17.2.0 ≤ v < 7.2.1.13.1.07.0.07.1.07.2.0
Affected range stops below 6.1.7.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.0.8.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.1.4.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.2.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

6.6MEDIUMGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-770

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