Vulnerability · Published Jan 21, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-23837
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the ruby-sidekiq package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 5.2% (higher than 93% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)5.2%top 7.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In api.rb in Sidekiq before 5.2.10 and 6.4.0, there is no limit on the number of days when requesting stats for the graph. This overloads the system, affecting the Web UI, and makes it unavailable to users.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ruby-sidekiq | 6.4.1+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23837 |
| Debian:13 | ruby-sidekiq | 6.4.1+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23837 |
| Debian:14 | ruby-sidekiq | 6.4.1+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-23837 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libdb | 0:5.3.28-42.el8_4 | RLSA-2022:5498 |
| RubyGems | sidekiq | 6.4.0 | GHSA-jrfj-98qg-qjgv |
| RubyGems | sidekiq | 5.2.10 | GHSA-jrfj-98qg-qjgv |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/mperham/sidekiq/commit/7785ac1399f1b28992adb56055f6acd88fd1d956
- https://github.com/TUTUMSPACE/exploits/blob/main/sidekiq.md
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/pull/495
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220310 [SECURITY] [DLA 2943-1] ruby-sidekiq security update mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230312 [SECURITY] [DLA 3360-1] ruby-sidekiq security update mailing-list