Vulnerability in Promptworks Redcloth
CVE-2023-31606
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) issue was discovered in the sanitize_html function of redcloth gem v4.0.0. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted payload.
Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.015 (71.9th 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
- Promptworks Redcloth
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Product)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-31606?
- CVE-2023-31606 is a high-severity vulnerability in Promptworks Redcloth, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-06-06.
- How severe is CVE-2023-31606?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-31606 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.