Medium severityRubyInsecure ConfigurationMEDIUM confidence
Session Cookie Insecure
The session cookie is configured without Secure/HttpOnly (secure:false or httponly:false), exposing it to interception and theft via JavaScript (CWE-614/CWE-1004).
Standards mapping
- CWE
- CWE-614: Sensitive Cookie in HTTPS Session Without 'Secure' AttributeCWE-1004: Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag
- OWASP Top 10
- A05:2021 - Security Misconfiguration
- OWASP ASVS
- V3.4.1 (L1)V3.4.2 (L1)
Vulnerable vs. safe
Flagged by this check
Rails.application.config.session_store :cookie_store, key: "_app_session", secure: falsePasses - the safe pattern
Rails.application.config.session_store :cookie_store, key: "_app_session", secure: true, httponly: trueWhy it matters & how to fix it
The session cookie is configured without Secure/HttpOnly (secure:false or httponly:false), exposing it to interception and theft via JavaScript (CWE-614/CWE-1004). Set secure:true and httponly:true (and same_site: :lax/:strict) on the session store.
References
Rule ID integsec-ruby-session-cookie-insecure - engine: Opengrep - license: MIT - Copyright (c) IntegSec Inc.
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