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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-1820-rest-client-gem-vulnerable-to-session-fixation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-08-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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

rest-client Gem Vulnerable to Session Fixation

Technologies: [rest-client (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/rest-client). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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

## Related threats

- [rest-client Gem Contains Malicious Code](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-15224-rest-client-gem-contains-malicious-code)
- [rest-client allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-3448-rest-client-allows-local-users-to-obtain-sensitive-information-by)