# CVE-2022-23837: Denial of service in sidekiq

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-23837-denial-of-service-in-sidekiq  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-01-27  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-23837 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-01-27

Denial of service in sidekiq

Technologies: [sidekiq (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/sidekiq). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/rubygems).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-23837 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-23837 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-23837?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 27 January 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** sidekiq (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.0.0,fixed=6.4.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-23837?** Yes. sidekiq (RubyGems): upgrade to 6.4.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-23837?** Check whether you run sidekiq (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- sidekiq (RubyGems): upgrade to 6.4.0 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update sidekiq
  ```


## Affected products

- sidekiq (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=6.0.0,fixed=6.4.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-23837
- GHSA-jrfj-98qg-qjgv

## Related threats

- [Sidekiq vulnerable to a Reflected XSS in Queues Web Page](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-32887-sidekiq-vulnerable-to-a-reflected-xss-in-queues-web-page)
- [sidekiq Denial of Service vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-26141-sidekiq-denial-of-service-vulnerability)
- [sidekiq vulnerable to cross-site scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-1892-sidekiq-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting)
- [Cross-site Scripting in Sidekiq](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-30151-cross-site-scripting-in-sidekiq)