CVE-2020-8184
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 19, 2020 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:26 AM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxRack
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
A reliance on cookies without validation/integrity check security vulnerability exists in rack < 2.2.3, rack < 2.1.4 that makes it is possible for an attacker to forge a secure or host-only cookie prefix.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 2.1.42.2.0 ≤ v < 2.2.3
Affected range stops below 2.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.2.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://groups.google.com/g/rubyonrails-security/c/OWtmozPH9AkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00006.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00038.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-784CWE-20
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