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 describes a denial of service vulnerability in encoded_id-rails prior to version 1.0.0.beta2. The flaw is due to uncontrolled resource consumption triggered by processing an HTTP request with an extremely long "id" parameter. This allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to exhaust resources and cause service unavailability. No patch or official remediation level is currently documented.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability results in a high-severity denial of service condition (CVSS 7.5) by exhausting server resources when handling specially crafted HTTP requests. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, only availability is affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider implementing input validation or request length limits on the "id" parameter to mitigate potential denial of service attempts.
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 describes a denial of service vulnerability in encoded_id-rails prior to version 1.0.0.beta2. The flaw is due to uncontrolled resource consumption triggered by processing an HTTP request with an extremely long "id" parameter. This allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to exhaust resources and cause service unavailability. No patch or official remediation level is currently documented.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability results in a high-severity denial of service condition (CVSS 7.5) by exhausting server resources when handling specially crafted HTTP requests. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, only availability is affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, consider implementing input validation or request length limits on the "id" parameter to mitigate potential denial of service attempts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2024-01-04T18:44:55.210Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a0523a1cbff5d861037e826
Added to database: 05/14/2026, 01:21:37 UTC
Last enriched: 06/24/2026, 14:58:33 UTC
Last updated: 07/04/2026, 20:51:14 UTC
Views: 79
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