Possible ReDoS vulnerability in block_format in Action Mailer
CVE-2024-47889 · GHSA-h47h-mwp9-c6q6
- Affected
- RubyGems actionmailer >= 3.0.0, < 6.1.7.9; >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.8.5; >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.4.1; >= 7.2.0, < 7.2.1.1
- Fixed in
- 7.0.8.57.1.4.17.2.1.16.1.7.9· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- There is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in the blockformat helper in Action Mailer. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-47889. Impact ------ Carefully crafted text can cause the blockformat helper to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or apply the relevant patch immediately. 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. Releases -------- The fixed releases are available at the normal locations. Workarounds ----------- Users can avoid calling the blockformat helper or upgrade to Ruby 3.2 Credits ------- Thanks to yukiosaki for the report!
Recommended action: Upgrade to 7.2.1.1, 7.1.4.1, 7.0.8.5 or 6.1.7.9 by release line, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.