CVE-2023-50724

Public Exploit

Resque vulnerable to reflected cross site scripting through pathname

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.

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/resque/resque/security/advisories/GHSA-r8xx-8vm8-x6wj	vendor advisory
https://github.com/resque/resque/issues/1679	exploit mitigation third party advisory issue tracking
https://github.com/resque/resque/pull/1687	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-50724?: CVE-2023-50724 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-50724?: To fix CVE-2023-50724, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-50724 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2023-50724 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-50724?: CVE-2023-50724 affects resque resque.

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Description

Category

CWE-79 – Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References

Frequently Asked Questions