CVE-2024-0241

encoded_id-rails Denial of Service Vulnerability

publishedCWE-400

encoded_id-rails versions before 1.0.0.beta2 are affected by an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker might cause a denial of service condition by sending an HTTP request with an extremely long "id" parameter.

Technical severity7.5 highCVSS 3.1 · ADP: CISA-ADP

Published2024-01-04Source updated 2026-11-08

Collected2026-11-083 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

Fix

The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches.

Source: CNA: VulnCheck

Fix

The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches.

Source: ADP: CVE

Fix

encoded_id-rails (RubyGems): OSV reports a fixed version 1.0.0.beta2. Check the advisory for supported release branches.

Source: OSV GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2c

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
Product	Versions	Authority
`encoded_id-rails` gem	≥ 0; < 1.0.0.beta2 (affected, custom) Other versions: unaffected	CNA: VulnCheck
encoded_id-rails `encoded_id-rails` RubyGems	0.1.0 (affected, RubyGems) 0.2.0 (affected, RubyGems) 0.3.0 (affected, RubyGems) 0.3.1 (affected, RubyGems) 0.4.0 (affected, RubyGems) 0.5.0 (affected, RubyGems) 0.6.0 (affected, RubyGems) 0.6.1 (affected, RubyGems) 0.6.2 (affected, RubyGems) 1.0.0.beta1 (affected, RubyGems) Ecosystem version events: introduced 0; fixed 1.0.0.beta2 Source events (ECOSYSTEM) `[ { "introduced": "0" }, { "fixed": "1.0.0.beta2" } ]` Other versions: unaffected	OSV GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2c

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / score	Vector	Authority
3.1 / 7.5 high	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`	ADP: CISA-ADP

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

https://github.com/stevegeek/encoded_id-rails/security/advisories/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2cCNA: VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
https://github.com/stevegeek/encoded_id-rails/commit/afa495a77b8a21ad582611f9cdc2081dc4018b91CNA: VulnCheck · patch
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2cCNA: VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2cCNA: VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
https://github.com/stevegeek/encoded_id-rails/security/advisories/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2cADP: CVE · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
https://github.com/stevegeek/encoded_id-rails/commit/afa495a77b8a21ad582611f9cdc2081dc4018b91ADP: CVE · patch, x_transferred
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2cADP: CVE · third-party-advisory, x_transferred
https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2cADP: CVE · third-party-advisory, x_transferred
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2cOSV / GitHub Security Advisories · advisory
https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2cOSV / GitHub Security Advisories · osv

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