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GHSA-R46P-8F7G-VVVG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-23 21:08 – Updated: 2026-05-13 16:16
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Summary
Rails Active Storage has a possible DoS vulnerability when in proxy mode via Range requests
Details

Impact

When serving files through Active Storage's Blobs::ProxyController, the controller loads the entire requested byte range into memory before sending it. A request with a large or unbounded Range header (e.g. bytes=0-) could cause the server to allocate memory proportional to the file size, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability through memory exhaustion.

Releases

The fixed releases are available at the normal locations.

Credit

This issue was responsibly reported by Hackerone user pirikara

Severity
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
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  "affected": [
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "activestorage"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
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              "introduced": "8.1.0.beta1"
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-33174"
  ],
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-789"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-23T21:08:54Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-24T00:16:28Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nWhen serving files through Active Storage\u0027s `Blobs::ProxyController`, the controller loads the entire requested byte range into memory before sending it. A request with a large or unbounded Range header (e.g. `bytes=0-`) could cause the server to allocate memory proportional to the file size, possibly resulting in a DoS vulnerability through memory exhaustion.\n\n### Releases\nThe fixed releases are available at the normal locations.\n\n### Credit\nThis issue was responsibly reported by Hackerone user [pirikara](https://hackerone.com/pirikara)",
  "id": "GHSA-r46p-8f7g-vvvg",
  "modified": "2026-05-13T16:16:08Z",
  "published": "2026-03-23T21:08:54Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/42012eaaa88dfc7d0030161b2bc8074a7bbce92a"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/8159a9c3de3f27a2bcf2866b8bf9ceb9075e229b"
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      "type": "WEB",
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    {
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      "url": "https://github.com/rails/rails/releases/tag/v8.0.4.1"
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      "type": "CVSS_V4"
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  "summary": "Rails Active Storage has a possible DoS vulnerability when in proxy mode via Range requests"
}



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