# CVE-2015-3448: rest-client allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-3448-rest-client-allows-local-users-to-obtain-sensitive-information-by  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2017-10-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2015-3448 · Severity: info · Published 2017-10-24

rest-client allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2015-3448 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2015-3448 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2015-3448?** Informational severity, published 24 October 2017.

**Which products and versions are affected?** rest-client (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.7.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2015-3448?** Yes. rest-client (RubyGems): upgrade to 1.7.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2015-3448?** 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 1.7.3 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update rest-client
  ```


## Affected products

- rest-client (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.7.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2015-3448
- GHSA-mx9f-w8qq-q5jf

## Related threats

- [rest-client Gem Contains Malicious Code](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-15224-rest-client-gem-contains-malicious-code)
- [rest-client Gem Vulnerable to Session Fixation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-1820-rest-client-gem-vulnerable-to-session-fixation)