Description
Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Prior to version 2.2.18, Rack::QueryParser enforces its params_limit only for parameters separated by &, while still splitting on both & and ;. As a result, attackers could use ; separators to bypass the parameter count limit and submit more parameters than intended. Applications or middleware that directly invoke Rack::QueryParser with its default configuration (no explicit delimiter) could be exposed to increased CPU and memory consumption. This can be abused as a limited denial-of-service vector. This issue has been patched in version 2.2.18.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-625h-95r8-8xpm
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/54e4ffdd5affebcb0c015cc6ae74635c0831ed71
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-770
CWE-400
Status
published
Products (2)
rack/rack
< 2.2.18
rubygems/rack
0 - 2.2.18RubyGems
Published
Sep 25, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026