CVE-2023-50724 Resque vulnerable to reflected cross site scripting through pathname
Reflected XSS in Resque web interface allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via the current_queue parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-50724?
CVE-2023-50724 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in resque, published on 21 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Resque (pronounced like "rescue") is a Redis-backed library for creating background jobs, placing those jobs on multiple queues, and processing them later. resque-web in resque versions before 2.1.0 are vulnerable to reflected XSS through the current_queue parameter in the path of the queues endpoint. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50724?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including resque. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
resque RubyGems | All versions | 2.1.0 |
resque RubyGems | All versions | 2.1.0 |
Products include Resque Resque.
How do I fix CVE-2023-50724?
Upgrade resque to 2.1.0 or later.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-50724 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50724 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in resque
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8xx-8vm8-x6wj.