CVE-2007-6077

Summary

CVECVE-2007-6077
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-21 21:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe session fixation protection mechanism in cgi_process.rb in Rails 1.2.4, as used in Ruby on Rails, removes the :cookie_only attribute from the DEFAULT_SESSION_OPTIONS constant, which effectively causes cookie_only to be applied only to the first instantiation of CgiRequest, which allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-5380.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-362 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.10.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.10.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.11.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.11.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.12.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.12.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.13.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.13.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.14.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.14.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.14.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.14.4 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.9.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.9.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.9.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.9.4 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 0.9.4.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.0.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.1.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.1.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.1.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.1.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.1.4 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.1.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.1.6 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.2.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.2.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.2.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.2.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.2.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.2.6 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.9.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.0.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.0.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.0.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.0.4 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.1.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.1.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.1.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.2.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.2.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.2.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.10 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.11 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.12 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.4 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 2.3.9 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 beta All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 rc All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.1 pre All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.10 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.10 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.11 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.12 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.12 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.13 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.13 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.14 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.2 pre All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.4 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.5 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.6 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.6 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.6 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.7 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.7 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.7 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.8 rc4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.0.9 rc5 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 beta1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc4 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc5 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc6 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc7 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.0 rc8 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.1 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.1 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.1 rc3 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.2 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.2 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.4 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.4 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.5 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.1.6 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.0 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.0 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.1 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.2 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.2 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.3 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.3 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.3 rc2 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.4 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.4 rc1 All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 3.2.6 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Rails 1.2.4 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 0.5.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 0.5.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 0.5.6 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 0.5.7 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 0.6.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 0.6.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 0.7.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 0.8.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 0.8.5 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 0.9.0 All All All
Application Rubyonrails Ruby On Rails 3.0.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-352A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
#10048 ([PATCH] Session fixation (cookie_only) functionality is broken) - Rails Trac - Trac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dev.rubyonrails.org Patch
Ruby on Rails Session Fixation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Riding Rails: Ruby on Rails 1.2.6: Security and Maintenance Release af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 weblog.rubyonrails.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2007-12-17 Security Update 2007-009 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Changeset 8177 - Rails Trac - Trac af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dev.rubyonrails.org
About Security Update 2007-009 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
Ruby on Rails Session Fixation Security Issue - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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