#VU72084 Incorrect Regular Expression in globalid - CVE-2023-22799

Vulnerability identifier: #VU72084

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22799

CWE-ID: CWE-185

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
globalid
Universal components / Libraries / Programming Languages & Components

Vendor: rubygems.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect parsing of model name. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and consume excessive CPU resources, resulting in regular expression denial of service.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

globalid: 0.2.1 - 1.0.0

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External links
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-23c2-gwp5-pxw9
https://github.com/rails/globalid/commit/3bc4349422e60f2235876a59dd415e98b072eb2b
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2164730

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.