Sinatra rack-protection versions 1.5.4 and 2.0.0.rc3 and earlier contains a timing attack…
Priority LOW 31CWE-203Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 11 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-203.
Summary
Sinatra rack-protection versions 1.5.4 and 2.0.0.rc3 and earlier contains a timing attack vulnerability in the CSRF token checking that can result in signatures can be exposed. This attack appear to be exploitable via network connectivity to the ruby application. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.5.5 and 2.0.0.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02404 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial rack-protection (RubyGems): 1.5.5, 2.0.0Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 11 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | rack-protection (RubyGems) | before 1.5.5 | 1.5.5 | Patch available | GHSA-688c-3x49-6rqj |
| — | rack-protection (RubyGems) | 2.0.0.beta1 to before 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-688c-3x49-6rqj |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- rack-protection (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected before 1.5.5 Fixed in 1.5.5 Patch available GHSA-688c-3x49-6rqj
- rack-protection (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0.beta1 to before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available GHSA-688c-3x49-6rqj
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:rack-protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.5.5 | Vulnerable | Sinatrarb |
| cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:rack-protection:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Sinatrarb |
| cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:rack-protection:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Sinatrarb |
| cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:rack-protection:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Sinatrarb |
- cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:rack-protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.5.5 Vulnerable ·Sinatrarb
- cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:rack-protection:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Sinatrarb
- cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:rack-protection:2.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Sinatrarb
- cpe:2.3:a:sinatrarb:rack-protection:2.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Sinatrarb
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-688c-3x49-6rqj rack-protection (RubyGems) Fixed in 1.5.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-688c-3x49-6rqj rack-protection (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.0.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 3 advisories
- RHSA-2021:1313 Released 2021-04-21 · Red Hat rating ModerateSatellite 6.9 Release
- Red Hat Satellite 6.9 ansible-collection-redhat-satellite-2.0.1-1.el7sat, ansible-runner-1.4.6-1.el7ar, ansiblerole-foreman_scap_client-0.1.0-1.el7sat +47
- Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.9 ansible-collection-redhat-satellite-2.0.1-1.el7sat, ansible-runner-1.4.6-1.el7ar, ansiblerole-foreman_scap_client-0.1.0-1.el7sat +47
- RHSA-2020:4366 Released 2020-10-27 · Red Hat rating ImportantSatellite 6.8 release
- Red Hat Satellite 6.8 ansible-collection-redhat-satellite-1.3.0-1.el7sat, ansible-runner-1.4.6-1.el7ar, ansiblerole-foreman_scap_client-0.0.5-1.el7sat +47
- Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.8 ansible-collection-redhat-satellite-1.3.0-1.el7sat, ansible-runner-1.4.6-1.el7ar, ansiblerole-foreman_scap_client-0.0.5-1.el7sat +47
- RHSA-2018:1060 Released 2018-04-10 · Red Hat rating Importantpcs security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server High Availability (v. 7) pcs-0.9.162-5.el7_5.1, pcs-snmp-0.9.162-5.el7_5.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Resilient Storage (v. 7) pcs-0.9.162-5.el7_5.1, pcs-snmp-0.9.162-5.el7_5.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server High Availability (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1060 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Resilient Storage (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1060 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4366 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1313 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4366 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1313 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Satellite 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000119
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-688c-3x49-6rqj
References
Advisory 4
Sources
- CVE-2018-1000119 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1000119 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-688c-3x49-6rqj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-1000119 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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