CVE-2025-32441
May 07, 2025
Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Prior to version 2.2.14, 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. Rack session middleware 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. 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. Version 2.2.14 contains a patch for the issue. Some other mitigations are available. Either ensure the 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.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/rack/rack.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2.0.9.2 <v2.2.14Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.2.14https://github.com/rack/rack-session.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2.0.0 <v2.1.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.1.1rack (RUBY):
Affected version(s) >=0.1.0 <2.2.14Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.2.14Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
2.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.06