Rack-Mini-Profiler Environment Information Disclosure

Rack-mini-profiler is a Rails Middleware that displays a page’s speed as a badge. It is intended to work in both production and development environments, however it has been misconfigured on this website, allowing critical information (such as environment variables) to be exposed without authentication.

Environment variables are a set of dynamically named values that can alter how the running processes behave on a computer. An environment variable with a standard name, for example, can provide the location where a computer system stores temporary files, but this can differ from one computer system to the next.

Mitigation / Precaution

In order to patch this vulnerability, it is advised that rack-mini-profiler be disabled or that access to the rack-mini-profiler page be restricted in the production environment.

Written by

Manindar Mohan

Cyber Security Lead Engineer

Manieendar is a dedicated Security Engineer with a wealth of experience in the cybersecurity landscape. He plays a pivotal role at Beagle Security, where he employs his extensive knowledge to safeguard systems against cyber threats. Manieendar's passion for cybersecurity extends beyond his professional role; he actively contributes to the online security community through insightful articles and speaking engagements.