CVE-2024-47887: Possible ReDoS vulnerability in HTTP Token authentication in Action Controller

CVE-2024-47887 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2024-10-15

Possible ReDoS vulnerability in HTTP Token authentication in Action Controller

Technologies: actionpack (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-47887 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-47887 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-47887?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 15 October 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
actionpack (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=6.1.7.9.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-47887?
Yes. actionpack (RubyGems): upgrade to 6.1.7.9 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-47887?
Check whether you run actionpack (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

  • actionpack (RubyGems): upgrade to 6.1.7.9 or later
    bundle update actionpack

Affected products

  • actionpack (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=4.0.0,fixed=6.1.7.9

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-47887
  • GHSA-vfg9-r3fq-jvx4

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