Uncontrolled resource consumption in https://github.com/rails/rails
Priority LOW 33CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A denial of service vulnerability exists in Rails <6.0.3.2 that allowed an untrusted user to run any pending migrations on a Rails app running in production.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02181 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed actionpack (RubyGems): 6.0.3.2Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | https://github.com/rails/rails | Fixed in 6.0.3.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | actionpack (RubyGems) | 6.0.0 to before 6.0.3.2 | 6.0.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-c6qr-h5vq-59jc |
- https://github.com/rails/rails Vendor— Affected Fixed in 6.0.3.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- actionpack (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.0.3.2 Fixed in 6.0.3.2 Patch available GHSA-c6qr-h5vq-59jc
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 to before 6.0.3.2 | Vulnerable | Rails |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 33 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 to before 6.0.3.2 Vulnerable ·Rails
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 33 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-c6qr-h5vq-59jc actionpack (RubyGems) Fixed in 6.0.3.2 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2021:1313 Released 2021-04-21 · Red Hat rating ModerateSatellite 6.9 Release
- Red Hat Satellite 6.9 ansible-collection-redhat-satellite-2.0.1-1.el7sat, ansible-runner-1.4.6-1.el7ar, ansiblerole-foreman_scap_client-0.1.0-1.el7sat +47
- Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.9 ansible-collection-redhat-satellite-2.0.1-1.el7sat, ansible-runner-1.4.6-1.el7ar, ansiblerole-foreman_scap_client-0.1.0-1.el7sat +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 6.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1313 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1313 |
Not affected: 2 products
- CloudForms Management Engine 5
- Red Hat Satellite 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8185
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c6qr-h5vq-59jc
References
Advisory 3
Sources
- CVE-2020-8185 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8185 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c6qr-h5vq-59jc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-8185 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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