CVE-2007-5380 json
Session fixation vulnerability in Rails
published 2007-10-19 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-jwhv-rgqc-fqj5 , EUVD-2017-0266
- cvss
- 6.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.6%
- EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Session fixation vulnerability in Rails before 1.2.4, as used for Ruby on Rails, allows remote attackers to hijack web sessions via unspecified vectors related to "URL-based sessions."
Patch / fix
- rubygems rails 1.2.4
- rails Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.5-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5380
Exploit prediction
3.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | rails | <1.2.4 |
1.2.4 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-384 Session Fixation
- Technology feeds
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/26096
vdb-entry, web, patch
-
security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200711-17.xml
vendor-advisory, web
-
novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
vendor-advisory, web
-
lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory, web
-
secunia.com
/advisories/27965
third-party-advisory, web
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/4238
vdb-entry, web
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3508
vdb-entry, web
-
us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
third-party-advisory, web, us-government-resource
-
secunia.com
/advisories/28136
third-party-advisory, web
-
bugs.gentoo.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=195315
web
-
weblog.rubyonrails.org
/2007/10/5/rails-1-2-4-maintenance-release
web
-
docs.info.apple.com
/article.html?artnum=307179
web
-
secunia.com
/advisories/27657
third-party-advisory, web
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5380
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-jwhv-rgqc-fqj5
advisory
-
github.com
/rails/rails
package
-
github.com
/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails/CVE-2007-5380.yml
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-5380
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-jwhv-rgqc-fqj5
- NVD CVE-2007-5380
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