XSS in Resque
CVE-2023-50724
Resque (pronounced like "rescue") is a Redis-backed library for creating background jobs, placing those jobs on multiple queues, and processing them later. resque-web in resque versions before 2.1.0 are vulnerable to reflected XSS through the current_queue parameter in the path of the queues endpoint. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.0.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Resque — versions < 2.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Issue Tracking)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-50724?
- CVE-2023-50724 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Resque, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-12-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-50724?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.