Description
rails_multisite provides multi-db support for Rails applications. In affected versions this vulnerability impacts any Rails applications using `rails_multisite` alongside Rails' signed/encrypted cookies. Depending on how the application makes use of these cookies, it may be possible for an attacker to re-use cookies on different 'sites' within a multi-site Rails application. The issue has been patched in v4 of the `rails_multisite` gem. Note that this upgrade will invalidate all previous signed/encrypted cookies. The impact of this invalidation will vary based on the application architecture.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/discourse/rails_multisite/security/advisories/GHSA-844m-cpr9-jcmh
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/discourse/rails_multisite/commit/c6785cdb5c9277dd2c5ac8d55180dd1ece440ed0
Scores
CVSS v3
8.3
EPSS
0.0061
EPSS Percentile
44.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-327
CWE-200
CWE-565
Status
published
Products (2)
discourse/rails_multisite
< 4.0.0
rubygems/rails_multisite
0 - 4.0.0RubyGems
Published
Nov 15, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026