Resque vulnerable to reflected XSS in resque-web failed and queues lists
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Resque is a Redis-backed Ruby library for creating background jobs, placing them on multiple queues, and processing them later. The following paths in resque-web have been found to be vulnerable to reflected XSS: "/failed/?class=<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>" and "/queues/><img src=a onerror=alert(document.cookie)>". This issue has been patched in version 2.2.1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00526 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial resque (resque): 2.2.1resque (RubyGems): 2.2.1Red Hat: 1 without a fix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| resque | resque | before 2.2.1 | 2.2.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | resque (RubyGems) | before 2.2.1 | 2.2.1 | Patch available | GHSA-gc3j-vvwf-4rp8 |
- resque Vendorresque Affected before 2.2.1 Fixed in 2.2.1 Patch available CNA
- resque (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.1 Fixed in 2.2.1 Patch available GHSA-gc3j-vvwf-4rp8
Remediation
- Fix · CNA resque (resque) Fixed in 2.2.1
- Fix · GHSA-gc3j-vvwf-4rp8 resque (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.2.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50725
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gc3j-vvwf-4rp8
References
Patch 3
Advisory 2
More Resque vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-27673 Resque vulnerable to reflected XSS in Queue Endpoint CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2023-27670 Resque vulnerable to reflected cross site scripting through pathname CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-50725 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-50725 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gc3j-vvwf-4rp8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-50725 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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