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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Resque — versions < 2.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/resque/resque/security/advisories/GHSA-r8xx-8vm8-x6wj (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/resque/resque/issues/1679 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/resque/resque/pull/1687 (Patch)
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.