CVE-2018-10966 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Attackers can hijack user accounts by forging session cookies using a hardcoded secret in GamerPolls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-10966?
CVE-2018-10966 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in GamerPolls 0.4.6, related to config/environments/all.js and config/initializers/02_passport.js. An attacker can edit the Passport.js contents of the session cookie to contain the ID number of the account they wish to take over, and re-sign it using the hard coded secret.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10966?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gamerpolls Gamerpolls.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10966?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-10966 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10966 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f67x-qhc2-9243.