Resource exhaustion in Ruby-lang Ruby

CVE-2023-22795

A regular expression based DoS vulnerability in Action Dispatch <6.1.7.1 and <7.0.4.1 related to the If-None-Match header. A specially crafted HTTP If-None-Match header can cause the regular expression engine to enter a state of catastroph…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.023 (81.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22795?
CVE-2023-22795 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ruby-lang Ruby, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-22795?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-22795 known to be exploited?
8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.