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Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-0241 affects the Ruby gem encoded_id-rails before 1.0.0.beta2. An unauthenticated remote attacker may be able to exhaust server resources by sending a request with an extremely long id parameter, causing service disruption. The available sources do not show active exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any public application using encoded_id-rails. The risk is service outage rather than data theft, but exploitation requires no authentication and low complexity, making exposed systems operationally important to fix.
Technical view
This is CWE-400 uncontrolled resource consumption in encoded_id-rails. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.5: network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, with high availability impact only. The issue is fixed by the referenced upstream patch and version 1.0.0.beta2 or later.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to Rails applications that include encoded_id-rails before 1.0.0.beta2 and process attacker-controlled id parameters through the vulnerable code path. The source bundle does not identify broader affected products or hosted services.
Exploitation context
The sources describe unauthenticated remote denial of service through oversized id input. KEV is false, and the provided sources do not cite active exploitation or public weaponization. Treat internet-facing Rails routes using encoded identifiers as the primary concern.
Researcher notes
Affected-version evidence is concise: sources state encoded_id-rails versions before 1.0.0.beta2. The bundle’s affected metadata is sparse, so validate exposure from real dependency data. No source in the bundle supports claims of exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade encoded_id-rails to 1.0.0.beta2 or later.
- Review the GitHub advisory and patch before production rollout.
- Prioritize internet-facing Rails applications using encoded_id-rails.
- If upgrade is delayed, follow vendor guidance for temporary risk reduction.
- Monitor application errors and resource exhaustion around id-handling routes.
Validation and detection
- Check dependency manifests and lockfiles for encoded_id-rails versions before 1.0.0.beta2.
- Identify public Rails routes that pass id parameters into encoded_id-rails.
- Confirm the deployed application resolves to the patched package version.
- Review logs for unusual availability events tied to long id parameters.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/stevegeek/encoded_id-rails/security/advisories/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2cCVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/stevegeek/encoded_id-rails/commit/afa495a77b8a21ad582611f9cdc2081dc4018b91CVE reference, VulnCheck · patch
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2cCVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2cCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
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