GHSA-746g-3gfp-hfhwHighCVSS 7.5
Devise Gem for Ruby Unauthorized Access Using "Remember Me" Cookie
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Devise version before 3.5.4 uses cookies to implement a "Remember me" functionality. However, it generates the same cookie for all devices. If an attacker manages to steal a remember me cookie and the user does not change the password frequently, the cookie can be used to gain access to the application indefinitely.
🎯 Affected products1
- rubygems/devise:< 3.5.4
🔗 References (6)
- https://github.com/heartcombo/devise/commit/c92996646aba2d25b2c3e235fe0c4f1a84b70d24
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/devise/CVE-2015-8314.yml
- http://blog.plataformatec.com.br/2016/01/improve-remember-me-cookie-expiration-in-devise/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8314
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-746g-3gfp-hfhw
- https://rubysec.com/advisories/CVE-2015-8314/