CVE-2023-40175 is a critical-severity security vulnerability in puma (rubygems), affecting versions < 5.6.7. It is fixed in 5.6.7, 6.3.1.
Impact Prior to version 6.3.1, puma exhibited incorrect behavior when parsing chunked transfer encoding bodies and zero-length Content-Length headers in a way that allowed HTTP request smuggling. The following vulnerabilities are addressed by this advisory: Incorrect parsing of trailing fields in chunked transfer encoding bodies Parsing of blank/zero-length Content-Length headers Patches The vulnerability has been fixed in 6.3.1 and 5.6.7. Workarounds No known workarounds. References HTTP Request Smuggling For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: Open an issue in Puma See our security policy
CVE-2023-40175 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment.
A fixed version is available (5.6.7, 6.3.1). Upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
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puma (< 5.6.7)puma (>= 6.0.0, < 6.3.1)puma → 5.6.7 (rubygems)puma → 6.3.1 (rubygems)Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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Upgrade the following packages to resolve this vulnerability:
puma to 5.6.7 or laterpuma to 6.3.1 or laterKodem Kai can prioritize this vulnerability in your dependency tree and generate a fix recommendation.
CVE-2023-40175 is a critical-severity security vulnerability in puma (rubygems), affecting versions < 5.6.7. It is fixed in 5.6.7, 6.3.1.
CVE-2023-40175 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
puma (rubygems) versions < 5.6.7 is affected.
Yes. CVE-2023-40175 is fixed in 5.6.7, 6.3.1. Upgrade to this version or later.
Whether CVE-2023-40175 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
puma to 5.6.7 or laterpuma to 6.3.1 or later