CVE-2013-0263: rack_project rack
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-0263 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in rack_project rack. EPSS estimates a 5.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 11Timeline
- 08-02-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Rack::Session::Cookie in Rack 1.5.x before 1.5.2, 1.4.x before 1.4.5, 1.3.x before 1.3.10, 1.2.x before 1.2.8, and 1.1.x before 1.1.6 allows remote attackers to guess the session cookie, gain privileges, and execute arbitrary code via a timing attack involving an HMAC comparison function that does not run in constant time.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
5.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 5.38% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- ruby-rack< 1.4.1-2.1
Rack_project1 product
- rack1.5.0 | 1.5.1 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.3.0 | 1.3.1 | 1.3.2 | 1.3.3 | 1.3.4 | 1.3.5 | 1.3.6 | 1.3.7 | 1.3.8 | 1.3.9 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.6 | 1.2.7 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.5 | 1.1.6
RubyGems1 product
- rack≥ 1.5.0, < 1.5.2 | ≥ 1.4.0, < 1.4.5 | ≥ 1.3.0, < 1.3.10 | ≥ 1.2.0, < 1.2.8 | ≥ 1.1.0, < 1.1.6
Ubuntu1 product
- ruby-rack< 1.5.2-1
4 vendors · 4 products
References
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- puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-0263X Refsource CONFIRM
- twitter.com/coda/statuses/299732877745197056X Refsource MISC