CVE-2025-59830 HIGH

CVE-2025-59830: Rack QueryParser has an unsafe default allowing params_limit bypass via semicolon-separated parameters

Vendor Rack
Product rack
Weakness CWE-400
Published September 25, 2025
Last update September 25, 2025

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Prior to version 2.2.18, Rack::QueryParser enforces its params_limit only for parameters separated by &, while still splitting on both & and ;. As a result, attackers could use ; separators to bypass the parameter count limit and submit more parameters than intended. Applications or middleware that directly invoke Rack::QueryParser with its default configuration (no explicit delimiter) could be exposed to increased CPU and memory consumption. This can be abused as a limited denial-of-service vector. This issue has been patched in version 2.2.18.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 25, 2025 CVE published
September 25, 2025 Record updated