CVE-2024-47889
Action Mailer has possible ReDoS vulnerability in block_format
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- GitHub_M
Description
Action Mailer is a framework for designing email service layers. Starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to versions 6.1.7.9, 7.0.8.5, 7.1.4.1, and 7.2.1.1, there is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in the block_format helper in Action Mailer. Carefully crafted text can cause the block_format helper to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability. All users running an affected release should either upgrade to versions 6.1.7.9, 7.0.8.5, 7.1.4.1, or 7.2.1.1 or apply the relevant patch immediately. As a workaround, users can avoid calling the `block_format` helper or upgrade to Ruby 3.2. Ruby 3.2 has mitigations for this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected. Rails 8.0.0.beta1 requires Ruby 3.2 or greater so is unaffected.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium6.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Medium6.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.94% · top 39% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.6.
Weakness
Affected products
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- RubyGemsactionmailerGHSA-h47h-mwp9-c6q6 (opens in a new tab)
References (5)
- https://github.com/rails/rails/security/advisories/GHSA-h47h-mwp9-c6q6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/0e5694f4d32544532d2301a9b4084eacb6986e94 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/3612e3eb3fbafed4f85e1c6ea4c7b6addbb0fdd3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/985f1923fa62806ff676e41de67c3b4552131ab9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/be898cc996986decfe238341d96b2a6573b8fd2e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-h47h-mwp9-c6q6 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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