CVE-2023-50725 — Resque is a Redis-backed Ruby library for creating background jobs, placing them
Resque is a Redis-backed Ruby library for creating background jobs, placing them on multiple queues, and processing them later. The following paths in resque-web have been found to be vulnerable to reflected XSS: "/failed/?class=<script>alert(document.cookie)</scrip
Published
2023-12-22T20:02:15.568Z
Last modified
2024-08-02T22:16:47.164Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
Resque is a Redis-backed Ruby library for creating background jobs, placing them on multiple queues, and processing them later. The following paths in resque-web have been found to be vulnerable to reflected XSS: "/failed/?class=<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>" and "/queues/><img src=a onerror=alert(document.cookie)>". This issue has been patched in version 2.2.1.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| resque | resque | < 2.2.1 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-12-22T20:02:15.568Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-02T22:16:47.164Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/resque/resque/security/advisories/GHSA-gc3j-vvwf-4rp8
- github.com — https://github.com/resque/resque/pull/1790
- github.com — https://github.com/resque/resque/commit/ee99d2ed6cc75d9d384483b70c2d96d312115f07
- github.com — https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/resque/CVE-2023-507…
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