Resque vulnerable to reflected XSS in Queue Endpoint (CVE-2023-50727) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 6.3CVE-2023-50727GHSA-R9MQ-M72X-257G

Resque vulnerable to reflected XSS in Queue Endpoint

Answer in brief

CVE-2023-50727 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.3) vulnerability in Resque vulnerable to reflected XSS in Queue Endpoint. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps resque (rubygems). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.

Published Dec 18, 2023Updated Sep 10, 2026Source checked Sep 10, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 10, 2026Material review Sep 10, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.3
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps resque (rubygems). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
resquerubygems	>=0 <2.6.0	2.6.0

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for resque.
Review the reported fix. Update resque to 2.6.0 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Dec 18, 2023
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

### Impact Reflected XSS can be performed using the current_queue portion of the path on the /queues endpoint of resque-web. ### Patches v2.6.0 ### Workarounds No known workarounds at this time. It is recommended to not click on 3rd party or untrusted links to the resque-web interface until you have patched your application. ### References https://github.com/resque/resque/pull/1865

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.