CVE-2015-1820

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2015-03-24
CWE:
CWE-201
Bugzilla:
1205291: CVE-2015-1820 rubygem-rest-client: session fixation vulnerability Set-Cookie headers present in an HTTP 30x redirection responses

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2015-1820 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 4.3
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1 rubygem-rest-client Will not fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1 ruby193-rubygem-rest-client Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 6 ruby193-rubygem-rest-client Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 6 rubygem-rest-client Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 ruby193-rubygem-rest-client Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 rubygem-rest-client Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 rubygem-rest-client Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 ruby193-rubygem-rest-client Will not fix
OpenStack 6 Installer for RHEL 7 ruby193-rubygem-rest-client Will not fix
OpenStack 6 Installer for RHEL 7 rubygem-rest-client Will not fix

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