# CVE-2024-0241: encoded_id-rails Denial of Service Vulnerability

Status: published. Published: 2024-01-04. Updated: 2026-11-08.

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.

## Remediation

- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: CNA: VulnCheck) — https://github.com/stevegeek/encoded_id-rails/commit/afa495a77b8a21ad582611f9cdc2081dc4018b91
- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: ADP: CVE) — https://github.com/stevegeek/encoded_id-rails/commit/afa495a77b8a21ad582611f9cdc2081dc4018b91
- 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) — https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2c

## Affected products and versions

-  /  (encoded_id-rails): ≥ 0; < 1.0.0.beta2 (affected, custom). Source: CNA: VulnCheck
-  / encoded_id-rails (encoded_id-rails): 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: OSV GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2c

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H; source: ADP: CISA-ADP

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 1.11% as of 2026-11-08; percentile 66.19%

- SSVC: exploitation poc; automatable yes; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-400

## 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-6h2c (CNA: VulnCheck; vendor-advisory)

- https://github.com/stevegeek/encoded_id-rails/commit/afa495a77b8a21ad582611f9cdc2081dc4018b91 (CNA: VulnCheck; patch)

- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2c (CNA: VulnCheck; vendor-advisory)

- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2c (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

- https://github.com/stevegeek/encoded_id-rails/security/advisories/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2c (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_transferred)

- https://github.com/stevegeek/encoded_id-rails/commit/afa495a77b8a21ad582611f9cdc2081dc4018b91 (ADP: CVE; patch, x_transferred)

- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2c (ADP: CVE; third-party-advisory, x_transferred)

- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2c (ADP: CVE; third-party-advisory, x_transferred)

- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2c (OSV / GitHub Security Advisories; advisory)

- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2c (OSV / GitHub Security Advisories; osv)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0241; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated 2026-11-08

- OSV / GitHub Security Advisories: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3px7-jm2p-6h2c; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated 2026-07-08

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-0241; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated Not reported

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