CVE-2012-2671: rack-cache: caches sensitive headers

June 16, 2012 (updated August 28, 2013)

The package rack-cache caches potentially sensitive response headers (such as Set-Cookie). Attackers with access to the cache could possibly obtain other user’s cookies to e.g. bypass authentication.

References

bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=763650

Code Behaviors & Features

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