Vulnerability in Rack

CVE-2023-27539

There is a denial of service vulnerability in the header parsing component of Rack.

EPSS: 0.011 (61.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27539?
CVE-2023-27539 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rack. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-27539?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-27539 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.