Vulnerability · Published Feb 9, 2023 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2023-22799
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in https://github.com/rails/globalid. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 35.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A ReDoS based DoS vulnerability in the GlobalID <1.0.1 which could allow an attacker supplying a carefully crafted input can cause the regular expression engine to take an unexpected amount of time. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ruby-globalid | 0.6.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22799 |
| Debian:13 | ruby-globalid | 0.6.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22799 |
| Debian:14 | ruby-globalid | 0.6.0-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22799 |
| RubyGems | globalid | 1.0.1 | GHSA-23c2-gwp5-pxw9 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ruby-globalid | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22799 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ruby-globalid | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22799 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ruby-globalid | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22799 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ruby-globalid | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22799 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ruby-globalid | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22799 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | https://github.com/rails/globalid | 1.0.1 |
Weakness: CWE-400