CVE-2018-10966

An issue was discovered in GamerPolls 0.4.6, related to config/environments/all.js and config...

7.3 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

1.58%Up 0.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.3

Record: CVE-2018-10966
CVSS 3.0: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-10966
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-3017 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-3017
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f67x-qhc2-9243 7.3

An issue was discovered in GamerPolls 0.4.6, related to config/environments/all.js and config...

Record: GHSA-f67x-qhc2-9243
CVSS 3.0: 7.3 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-798
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gamerpolls

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-10966 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Gamerpolls, published June 5, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.58%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.