CVE-2025-59830 (GCVE-0-2025-59830)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-25 14:37 – Updated: 2025-09-25 16:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Rack QueryParser has an unsafe default allowing params_limit bypass via semicolon-separated parameters
Summary
Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Prior to version 2.2.18, Rack::QueryParser enforces its params_limit only for parameters separated by &, while still splitting on both & and ;. As a result, attackers could use ; separators to bypass the parameter count limit and submit more parameters than intended. Applications or middleware that directly invoke Rack::QueryParser with its default configuration (no explicit delimiter) could be exposed to increased CPU and memory consumption. This can be abused as a limited denial-of-service vector. This issue has been patched in version 2.2.18.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-09-25 16:14 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
2 references
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| https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/54e4ffdd5affe… | x_refsource_MISC |
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