Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. Starting in version 4.0.0 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 Action Controller's HTTP Token authentication. For applications using HTTP Token authentication via `authenticate_or_request_with_http_token` or similar, a carefully crafted header may cause header parsing 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. One may choose to use Ruby 3.2 as a workaround.Ruby 3.2 has mitigations for this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected. Rails 8.0.0.beta1 depends on Ruby 3.2 or greater so is unaffected.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4383 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4383-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Bastien Roucaris     November 25, 2025                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : rails     Version        : 2:6.0.3.7+dfsg-2+deb11u3     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-44566 CVE-2023-28362 CVE-2023-38037 CVE-2024-41128                      CVE-2024-47887 CVE-2024-47888 CVE-2024-47889 CVE-2024-54133     Debian Bug     : 1030050 1051057 1051058 1085376 1089755

    rails a popular server side application framework was affected by multiple     vulnerabilities.

    CVE-2022-44566

        Given a value outside the range for a 64bit signed integer type         PostgreSQL will treat the column type as numeric. Comparing         integer values against numeric values can result in a slow         sequential scan.
        This behavior is configurable via         ActiveRecord::Base.raise_int_wider_than_64bit which         defaults to true.

    CVE-2023-28362

        The redirect_to method in Rails allows provided values         to contain characters which are not legal in an HTTP header         value. This results in the potential for downstream services         which enforce RFC compliance on HTTP response headers to remove         the assigned Location header.

    CVE-2023-38037

        ActiveSupport::EncryptedFile writes contents that will be         encrypted to a temporary file. The temporary file's permissions         are defaulted to the user's current `umask` settings, meaning         that it's possible for other users on the same system to read         the contents of the temporary file. Attackers that have access         to the file system could possibly read the contents of this         temporary file while a user is editing it

    CVE-2024-41128

        Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding         to web requests. There is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in         the query parameter filtering routines of Action Dispatch.
        Carefully crafted query parameters can cause query parameter         filtering to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly         resulting in a DoS vulnerability.

    CVE-2024-47887

        Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding         to web requests. There is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in         Action Controller's HTTP Token authentication.
        For applications using HTTP Token authentication via         `authenticate_or_request_with_http_token` or similar,         a carefully crafted header may cause header parsing         to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting         in a DoS vulnerability

    CVE-2024-47888

        Action Text brings rich text content and editing to Rails.
        There is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in the         `plain_text_for_blockquote_node helper` in Action Text.
        Carefully crafted text can cause the `plain_text_for_blockquote_node`         helper to take an unexpected amount of time,         possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability.

    CVE-2024-47889

        Action Mailer is a framework for designing email service layers.
        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.

    CVE-2024-54133

        Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding         to web requests. There is a possible Cross Site Scripting (XSS)         vulnerability in the `content_security_policy` helper.
        Applications which set Content-Security-Policy (CSP) headers dynamically         from untrusted user input may be vulnerable to carefully crafted         inputs being able to inject new directives into the CSP.
        This could lead to a bypass of the CSP and its protection         against XSS and other attacks

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     2:6.0.3.7+dfsg-2+deb11u3.

    We recommend that you upgrade your rails packages.

    For the detailed security status of rails please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/rails

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5881 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5881-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff     March 17, 2025                        https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package        : rails     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-28362 CVE-2023-38037 CVE-2024-26144 CVE-2024-28103                      CVE-2024-41128 CVE-2024-47887 CVE-2024-47888 CVE-2024-47889                      CVE-2024-54133

    Multiple security issues were discovered in the Rails web framework     which could result cross-site scripting, information disclosure, denial     of service or bypass of content security policies.

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in     version 2:6.1.7.10+dfsg-1~deb12u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your rails packages.

    For the detailed security status of rails please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/rails

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. Starting in version 4.0.0 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     Action Controller's HTTP Token authentication. For applications using HTTP Token authentication via     `authenticate_or_request_with_http_token` or similar, a carefully crafted header may cause header parsing     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. One may choose to use Ruby 3.2 as a workaround.Ruby 3.2 has mitigations for     this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected. Rails 8.0.0.beta1 depends on     Ruby 3.2 or greater so is unaffected. (CVE-2024-47887)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7290-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Rails did not correctly handle parsing block formats in email service layers. An     attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-47889)

    It was discovered that Rails did not correctly handle parsing block quotes in rich text content. An     attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04     LTS. (CVE-2024-47888)

    It was discovered that Rails did not correctly handle parsing HTTP token authentication headers. An     attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-47887)

    It was discovered that Rails did not correctly handle parsing query parameters in web requests. An     attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-41128)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - Action Pack is a framework for handling and responding to web requests. Starting in version 4.0.0 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
    Action Controller's HTTP Token authentication. For applications using HTTP Token authentication via
    `authenticate_or_request_with_http_token` or similar, a carefully crafted header may cause header parsing
    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. One may choose to use Ruby 3.2 as a workaround.Ruby 3.2 has mitigations for
    this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected. Rails 8.0.0.beta1 depends on
    Ruby 3.2 or greater so is unaffected. (CVE-2024-47887)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3877-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2024-47887: Fixed Possible ReDoS vulnerability in HTTP Token authentication in Action Controller     (bsc#1231729).
    - CVE-2024-42228: Fixed uninitialized value *size when calling amdgpu_vce_cs_reloc (bsc#1228667).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
276881	Debian dla-4383 : rails - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
232892	Debian dsa-5881 : rails - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
232119	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-47887	Nessus	Misc.	high
216763	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Rails vulnerabilities (USN-7290-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
419293	SCA: security update for actionpack (GHSA-vfg9-r3fq-jvx4)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	high
419293	SCA: security update for actionpack (GHSA-vfg9-r3fq-jvx4)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	high
210117	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : rubygem-actionpack-5_1 (SUSE-SU-2024:3877-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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