CVE-2007-5380: Session fixation vulnerability in Rails

October 24, 2017 (updated April 9, 2025)

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.”

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-jwhv-rgqc-fqj5
github.com/rails/rails
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rails/CVE-2007-5380.yml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5380

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