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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Contribsys Sidekiq
- Sidekiq — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-SIDEKIQ-5885107 (Third Party Advisory)
- gist.github.com/keeganparr1/1dffd3c017339b7ed5371ed3d81e6b2a (Exploit)
- github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/6-x/web/assets/javascripts/dashboard.js#L6 (Broken Link)
- github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/commit/62c90d7c5a7d8a378d79909859d87c2e0702bf89 (Patch)
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.