Resource exhaustion in Contribsys Sidekiq

CVE-2023-26141

Versions of the package sidekiq before 7.1.3 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.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.007 (51.2th 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-2023-26141?
CVE-2023-26141 is a high-severity vulnerability in Contribsys Sidekiq, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-26141?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-26141 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.