CVE-2018-1000119

Description

Sinatra rack-protection versions 1.5.4 and 2.0.0.rc3 and earlier contains a timing attack vulnerability in the CSRF token checking that can result in signatures can be exposed. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity to the ruby application. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.5 and 2.0.0.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.32%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/sinatra/rack-protection/pull/98 issue tracking third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1060 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4247 vendor advisory
https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/commit/8aa6c42ef724f93ae309fb7c5668e19ad547eceb#commitcomment-27964109 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000119?
CVE-2018-1000119 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000119?
To fix CVE-2018-1000119, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1000119 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-1000119 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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