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CVE-2015-1820 — Vulnerability in rest-client — CVE Details

CRITICAL

rest-client Gem Vulnerable to Session Fixation

Published August 13, 2018Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

REST client for Ruby (aka rest-client) versions 1.6.1.a until 1.8.0 allow remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks or obtain sensitive cookie information by leveraging passage of cookies set in a response to a redirect.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published August 13, 2018 (2982 days ago).
  • Last revised February 16, 2024 — 2012 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update rest-client to 1.8.0 or later
gem install rest-client -v 1.8.0

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
rest-client
rubygems
1.6.1, 1.6.1.a, 1.6.14, 1.6.2.a (+14 more)1.8.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-1820?
rest-client Gem Vulnerable to Session Fixation This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2015-1820?
CVE-2015-1820 affects rest-client. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2015-1820 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-3fhf-6939-qg8p

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