Action Mailer has possible ReDoS vulnerability in block_format
13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 6.6epss 0.9%
exploitation probability
0.9%top 43% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Action Mailer is a framework for designing email service layers. Starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to versions 6.1.7.9, 7.0.8.5, 7.1.4.1, and 7.2.1.1, there is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in the block_format helper in Action Mailer. Carefully crafted text can cause the block_format helper to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability. All users running an affected release should either upgrade to versions 6.1.7.9, 7.0.8.5, 7.1.4.1, or 7.2.1.1 or apply the relevant patch immediately. As a workaround, users can avoid calling the `block_format` helper or upgrade to Ruby 3.2. Ruby 3.2 has mitigations for this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected. Rails 8.0.0.beta1 requires Ruby 3.2 or greater so is unaffected.
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
Affected products
rails · railsReferences
https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/0e5694f4d32544532d2301a9b4084eacb6986e94https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/3612e3eb3fbafed4f85e1c6ea4c7b6addbb0fdd3https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/985f1923fa62806ff676e41de67c3b4552131ab9https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/be898cc996986decfe238341d96b2a6573b8fd2ehttps://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-h47h-mwp9-c6q6