GHSA-688c-3x49-6rqj: rack-protection fixed in 2.0.0 and 1.5.5

GHSA-688c-3x49-6rqj PUBLISHED CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM

rack-protection gem timing attack vulnerability when validating CSRF token

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published March 7, 2018

rack-protection is fixed in 2.0.0 and 1.5.5 (RubyGems)

rack-protection gem timing attack vulnerability when validating CSRF token

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
rack-protection	RubyGems	2.0.0, 1.5.5

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

5.900000095367432

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
RubyGems	rack-protection	0, 2.0.0.beta1

Timeline

Mar 7, 2018 CVE Published
May 19, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
May 19, 2026 Security Advisory

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