CVE-2015-1820

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 09 Aug 2017, 18:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 04:54

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
3.72% LOW
4% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

09 Aug 2017, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 04:54
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 3.72%• Percentile: 88%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-384•Session Fixation

    Authenticating a user, or otherwise establishing a new user session, without invalidating any existing session identifier gives an attacker the opportunity to steal authenticated sessions.

Affected Systems

  • rest-client_project•rest-client

    ≤ 1.7.3

References (4)