CVE-2023-31606

HIGH

redcloth gem <4.0.0 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) issue was discovered in the sanitize_html function of redcloth gem v4.0.0. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted payload.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WRITEUP 2 stars
by merbinr · poc
https://github.com/merbinr/CVE-2023-31606

References (5)

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0091
EPSS Percentile 75.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-1333
Status published
Products (2)
promptworks/redcloth 4.0.0 - 4.3.2
rubygems/RedCloth 0 - 4.3.3RubyGems
Published Jun 06, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026