CVE-2015-1820
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.3% (pctl 91)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
REST client for Ruby (aka rest-client) before 1.8.0 allows remote attackers to conduct session fixation attacks or obtain sensitive cookie information by leveraging passage of cookies set in a response to a redirect.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.35% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-384 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-08-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| rest-client project | rest-client |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73295
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205291
- https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/369
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73295
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205291
- https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/369
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