# CVE-2018-10966: An issue was discovered in GamerPolls 0.4.6, related to config/environments/all.js and config/initializers/02\_passport.js.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-06-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/GamerPolls/gamerpolls.com/pull/56
- https://github.com/GamerPolls/gamerpolls.com/blob/03ccbaf219410e0a45390d0efc12017f08a25282/config/environments/all.js#L58
- https://www.digitalinterruption.com/single-post/2018/06/04/Are-Your-Cookies-Telling-Your-Fortune

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