Denial of service in Sidekiq

1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity

EUVDB-ID: #VU86416

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26141

CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient checks in the dashboard-charts.js file. A remote user can manipulate the localStorage value which will cause excessive polling requests.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Sidekiq: 6.0.0 - 7.1.2

External links

http://gist.github.com/keeganparr1/1dffd3c017339b7ed5371ed3d81e6b2a
http://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/blob/6-x/web/assets/javascripts/dashboard.js%23L6
http://github.com/sidekiq/sidekiq/commit/62c90d7c5a7d8a378d79909859d87c2e0702bf89
http://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-RUBY-SIDEKIQ-5885107

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.