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.
Scores
CVSS v3
8.3
EPSS
0.0020
EPSS Percentile
41.6%
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