VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-1828
The Ruby http gem before 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 1.52%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Ruby http gem before 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.52% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- http.rb project/http.rb
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://github.com/ruby/openssl/issues/8Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/httprb/jkb4oxwZjkU
- https://rubysec.com/advisories/http-CVE-2015-1828Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ruby/openssl/issues/8Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/httprb/jkb4oxwZjkU
- https://rubysec.com/advisories/http-CVE-2015-1828Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.