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GHSA-wwhv-wxv9-rpgw

GitHub Security Advisory

Possible ReDoS vulnerability in plain_text_for_blockquote_node in Action Text

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

There is a possible ReDoS vulnerability in the plain_text_for_blockquote_node helper in Action Text. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-47888.

Impact
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Carefully crafted text can cause the plain_text_for_blockquote_node helper to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability. All users running an affected release should either upgrade or apply the relevant patch immediately.

Ruby 3.2 has mitigations for this problem, so Rails applications using Ruby 3.2 or newer are unaffected. Rails 8.0.0.beta1 depends on Ruby 3.2 or greater so is unaffected.

Releases
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The fixed releases are available at the normal locations.

Workarounds
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Users can avoid calling `plain_text_for_blockquote_node` or upgrade to Ruby 3.2

Credits
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Thanks to [ooooooo_q](https://hackerone.com/ooooooo_q) for the report!

Affected Packages

RubyGems actiontext
Affected versions: 6.0.0 (fixed in 6.1.7.9)
RubyGems actiontext
Affected versions: 7.0.0 (fixed in 7.0.8.5)
RubyGems actiontext
Affected versions: 7.1.0 (fixed in 7.1.4.1)
RubyGems actiontext
Affected versions: 7.2.0 (fixed in 7.2.1.1)

Related CVEs

Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-wwhv-wxv9-rpgw
Published
October 15, 2024 11:35 PM
Last Modified
December 2, 2024 7:53 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
RubyGems
Primary Package
actiontext
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 16, 2025 6:29 AM

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