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CVE-2015-1828 — Vulnerability in http — CVE Details

MEDIUM

http vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Published March 13, 2018Updated April 17, 2026Source: osv

Summary

The Ruby http gem before 0.6.4 and 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.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published March 13, 2018 (3135 days ago).
  • Last revised April 17, 2026 — 2957 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update http to 0.6.4 or later
gem install http -v 0.6.4
Bundler
Update http to 0.7.3 or later
gem install http -v 0.7.3

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

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
http
rubygems
0.0.0, 0.0.1, 0.0.2, 0.1.0 (+12 more)0.6.4
http
rubygems
0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.20.7.3

Vulnerability Classification

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

  • CWE-200
    Information ExposureMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 5.9 score means for each attack dimension.

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2015-1828?
http vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 5.9/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2015-1828?
CVE-2015-1828 affects http. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2015-1828 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
5.9

Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.

Also Known As

GHSA-6wpv-cj6x-v3jw

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