Cross-site Scripting sidekiq-unique-jobs UI server vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting, Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79 and CWE-400.
Summary
sidekiq-unique-jobs is an open source project which prevents simultaneous Sidekiq jobs with the same unique arguments to run. Specially crafted GET request parameters handled by any of the following endpoints of sidekiq-unique-jobs' "admin" web UI, allow a super-user attacker, or an unwitting, but authorized, victim, who has received a disguised / crafted link, to successfully execute malicious code, which could potentially steal cookies, session data, or local storage data from the app the sidekiq-unique-jobs web UI is mounted in. 1. `/changelogs`, 2. `/locks` or 3. `/expiring_locks`. This issue has been addressed in versions 7.1.33 and 8.0.7. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mhenrixon | sidekiq-unique-jobs | before 7.1.33; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.7 | 7.1.33, 8.0.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems) | 8.0.0 to before 8.0.7 | 8.0.7 | Patch available | GHSA-cmh9-rx85-xj38 |
| — | sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems) | 6.0.0.rc7 to before 7.1.33 | 7.1.33 | Patch available | GHSA-cmh9-rx85-xj38 |
- sidekiq-unique-jobs Vendormhenrixon Affected before 7.1.33; 8.0.0 to before 8.0.7 Fixed in 7.1.33, 8.0.7 Patch available CNA
- sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.0.7 Fixed in 8.0.7 Patch available GHSA-cmh9-rx85-xj38
- sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0.rc7 to before 7.1.33 Fixed in 7.1.33 Patch available GHSA-cmh9-rx85-xj38
Remediation
- Fix · CNA sidekiq-unique-jobs (mhenrixon) Fixed in 7.1.33, 8.0.7
- Fix · GHSA-cmh9-rx85-xj38 sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems) Fixed in 8.0.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-cmh9-rx85-xj38 sidekiq-unique-jobs (RubyGems) Fixed in 7.1.33 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-25122
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cmh9-rx85-xj38
References
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-2024-25122 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-25122 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cmh9-rx85-xj38 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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