CVE-2025-46336 – rack-session

Package

Manager: gem
Name: rack-session
Vulnerable Version: >=2.0.0 <2.1.1

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00038 pctl0.10399

Details

Rack session gets restored after deletion ## Summary When using the `Rack::Session::Pool` middleware, simultaneous rack requests can restore a deleted rack session, which allows the unauthenticated user to occupy that session. ## Details [Rack session middleware](https://github.com/rack/rack-session/blob/v2.1.0/lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb#L271-L278) prepares the session at the beginning of request, then saves is back to the store with possible changes applied by host rack application. This way the session becomes to be a subject of race conditions in general sense over concurrent rack requests. ## Impact When using the `Rack::Session::Pool` middleware, and provided the attacker can acquire a session cookie (already a major issue), the session may be restored if the attacker can trigger a long running request (within that same session) adjacent to the user logging out, in order to retain illicit access even after a user has attempted to logout. ## Mitigation - Update to the latest version of `rack-session`, or - Ensure your application invalidates sessions atomically by marking them as logged out e.g., using a `logged_out` flag, instead of deleting them, and check this flag on every request to prevent reuse, or - Implement a custom session store that tracks session invalidation timestamps and refuses to accept session data if the session was invalidated after the request began. ## Related This code was previously part of `rack` in Rack < 3, see <https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-vpfw-47h7-xj4g> for the equivalent advisory in `rack` (affecting Rack < 3 only).

Metadata

Created: 2025-05-08T14:45:33Z
Modified: 2025-05-09T14:34:48Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/05/GHSA-9j94-67jr-4cqj/GHSA-9j94-67jr-4cqj.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-362", "CWE-367", "CWE-613"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-9j94-67jr-4cqj
Finding: F124
Auto approve: 1