activerecord-session_store Timing Attack
Published: March 08, 2021
SECURITY IDENTIFIERS
- CVE: CVE-2019-25025 (NVD)
- GHSA: GHSA-cvw2-xj8r-mjf7
GEM
SEVERITY
CVSS v3.x: 5.9 (Medium)
PATCHED VERSIONS
>= 2.0.0
DESCRIPTION
The activerecord-session_store (aka Active Record Session Store) component
through 1.1.3 for Ruby on Rails does not use a constant-time approach when delivering
information about whether a guessed session ID is valid. Consequently, remote attackers
can leverage timing discrepancies to achieve a correct guess in a relatively short
amount of time. This is a related issue to CVE-2019-16782.
Recommendation
Users should upgrade to activerecord-session_store version 2.0.0 or later.
