Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Contribsys Sidekiq v.6.5.8 allows a remote attacker…
Priority MEDIUM 60CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Contribsys Sidekiq v.6.5.8 allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information via a crafted URL to the filter functions.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00595 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems): 8.0.7, 7.1.33
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems) | 8.0.0 to before 8.0.7 | 8.0.7 | Patch available | GHSA-fhx8-5c23-x7x5 |
| — | sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems) | before 7.1.33 | 7.1.33 | Patch available | GHSA-fhx8-5c23-x7x5 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.0.7 Fixed in 8.0.7 Patch available GHSA-fhx8-5c23-x7x5
- sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 7.1.33 Fixed in 7.1.33 Patch available GHSA-fhx8-5c23-x7x5
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:contribsys:sidekiq:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.5.8 | Vulnerable | contribsys |
- cpe:2.3:a:contribsys:sidekiq:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.8 Vulnerable ·contribsys
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-fhx8-5c23-x7x5 sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems) Fixed in 8.0.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-fhx8-5c23-x7x5 sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems) Fixed in 7.1.33 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46950
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fhx8-5c23-x7x5
References
Advisory 2
Other 8
- https://github.com/mhenrixon/sidekiq-unique-jobs/releases/tag/v8.0.7
- https://github.com/mhenrixon/sidekiq-unique-jobs/pull/829
- https://github.com/mhenrixon/sidekiq-unique-jobs/commit/cd09ba6108f98973b6649a6149790c3d4502b4cc
- https://github.com/mhenrixon/sidekiq-unique-jobs/commit/ec3afd920c1b55843c72f748a87baac7f8be82ed
- https://github.com/mhenrixon/sidekiq-unique-jobs
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/sidekiq-unique-jobs/CVE-2023-46950.yml
- https://link.org
- https://www.link.com
More contribsys Sidekiq vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01778 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in sidekiq/sidekiq CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-25350 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Contribsys Sidekiq v.6.5.8 allows a remote attacker… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-11365 Uncontrolled resource consumption in sidekiq CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-07850 In api.rb in Sidekiq before 5.2.10 and 6.4.0, there is no limit on the number of days… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-10692 Sidekiq through 5.1.3 and 6.x through 6.2.0 allows XSS via the queue name of the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-46950 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-46950 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fhx8-5c23-x7x5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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