CVE-2015-1828

Published: Oct 6, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.9

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Http.rb Project: Http.rb

Http.rb Project

1 product

Http.rb

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Http.rb Project Http.rb	Up to 0.7.2

Related CWEs

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (6)

https://github.com/ruby/openssl/issues/8

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/httprb/jkb4oxwZjkU

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://rubysec.com/advisories/http-CVE-2015-1828

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/ruby/openssl/issues/8

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/httprb/jkb4oxwZjkU

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://rubysec.com/advisories/http-CVE-2015-1828

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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