CVE-2023-22796 (High) detected in activesupport-7.0.2.3.gem - autoclosed

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CVE-2023-22796 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - activesupport-7.0.2.3.gem

A toolkit of support libraries and Ruby core extensions extracted from the Rails framework. Rich support for multibyte strings, internationalization, time zones, and testing.

Library home page: https://rubygems.org/gems/activesupport-7.0.2.3.gem

Path to dependency file: /Gemfile.lock

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.gem/ruby/2.7.0/cache/activesupport-7.0.2.3.gem

Dependency Hierarchy:

• openid_connect-1.3.0.gem (Root Library)
  • rack-oauth2-1.19.0.gem
    • ❌ activesupport-7.0.2.3.gem (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

There is a possible regular expression based DoS vulnerability in Active Support. A specially crafted string passed to the underscore method can cause the regular expression engine to enter a state of catastrophic backtracking. This can cause the process to use large amounts of CPU and memory, leading to a possible DoS vulnerability. The issue is patched in versions 6.1.7.1 and 7.0.4.1.

Publish Date: 2023-01-06

URL: CVE-2023-22796

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-j6gc-792m-qgm2

Release Date: 2023-01-06

Fix Resolution: activesupport - 6.1.7.1,7.0.4.1

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.