CVE-2015-1820: rest-client Gem Vulnerable to Session Fixation

CVE-2015-1820 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-08-13

rest-client Gem Vulnerable to Session Fixation

Technologies: rest-client (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2015-1820 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-1820 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2015-1820?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 August 2018.
Which products and versions are affected?
rest-client (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.6.1.a,fixed=1.8.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2015-1820?
Yes. rest-client (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.8.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2015-1820?
Check whether you run rest-client (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • rest-client (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.8.0 or later
    bundle update rest-client

Affected products

  • rest-client (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.6.1.a,fixed=1.8.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2015-1820
  • GHSA-3fhf-6939-qg8p

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