CVE-2018-10966 | BDVDB-2026-101736 Detail

Description#

An issue was discovered in GamerPolls 0.4.6, related to config/environments/all.js and config/initializers/02_passport.js. An attacker can edit the Passport.js contents of the session cookie to contain the ID number of the account they wish to take over, and re-sign it using the hard coded secret.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://github.com/GamerPolls/gamerpolls.com/pull/56
https://github.com/GamerPolls/gamerpolls.com/blob/03ccbaf219410e0a45390d0efc12017f08a25282/config/environments/all.js#L58
https://www.digitalinterruption.com/single-post/2018/06/04/Are-Your-Cookies-Telling-Your-Fortune

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-06-05Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.