CVE-2024-0241: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
encoded_id-rails versions before 1.0.0.beta2 are affected by an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker might cause a denial of service condition by sending an HTTP request with an extremely long "id" parameter.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-0241 is an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CWE-400) in encoded_id-rails versions prior to 1.0.0.beta2. The flaw allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by submitting an HTTP request with an extremely long "id" parameter, leading to resource exhaustion. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, reflecting high severity due to its impact on availability without requiring privileges or user interaction.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition by exhausting server resources through a crafted HTTP request with a very long "id" parameter. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The service availability is degraded or interrupted until the resource exhaustion is resolved.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently confirmed for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor advisory for updates regarding fixes. Until a patch is available, consider implementing request length limits or filtering on the "id" parameter at the application or web server level to mitigate potential exploitation.
CVE-2024-0241: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Description
encoded_id-rails versions before 1.0.0.beta2 are affected by an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker might cause a denial of service condition by sending an HTTP request with an extremely long "id" parameter.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-0241 is an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CWE-400) in encoded_id-rails versions prior to 1.0.0.beta2. The flaw allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by submitting an HTTP request with an extremely long "id" parameter, leading to resource exhaustion. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, reflecting high severity due to its impact on availability without requiring privileges or user interaction.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability enables a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition by exhausting server resources through a crafted HTTP request with a very long "id" parameter. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The service availability is degraded or interrupted until the resource exhaustion is resolved.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or remediation is currently confirmed for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor advisory for updates regarding fixes. Until a patch is available, consider implementing request length limits or filtering on the "id" parameter at the application or web server level to mitigate potential exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-04T18:44:55.210Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a0523a1cbff5d861037e826
Added to database: 05/14/2026, 01:21:37 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 09:44:31 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:47 UTC
Views: 126
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