CVE-2021-41263 HIGH

CVE-2021-41263: Secure/signed cookies share secrets between sites in rails_multisite

Vendor Discourse
Product rails_multisite
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published November 15, 2021
Last update August 4, 2024

CVSS base score

8.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

Description

rails_multisite provides multi-db support for Rails applications. In affected versions this vulnerability impacts any Rails applications using `rails_multisite` alongside Rails' signed/encrypted cookies. Depending on how the application makes use of these cookies, it may be possible for an attacker to re-use cookies on different 'sites' within a multi-site Rails application. The issue has been patched in v4 of the `rails_multisite` gem. Note that this upgrade will invalidate all previous signed/encrypted cookies. The impact of this invalidation will vary based on the application architecture.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

November 15, 2021 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated