9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2015-1820
REST Client for Ruby Cookie Tampering Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 9, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-1820 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Rest-client_project rest-client
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
The rest-client package is vulnerable to cookie tampering.
  • Update the rest-client package.
  • If necessary, restart the affected service or application.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-1820 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-1820.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/3 Mailing List VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73295 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205291 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/369 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/3 Mailing List VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73295 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205291 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/369 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-1820 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-1820 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-1820 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-1820 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/3
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73295
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205291
    Added Reference https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/369
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73295 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73295 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/3 Mailing List, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205291 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205291 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/369 No Types Assigned https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/369 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-384
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:rest-client_project:rest-client:1.7.3:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.96 }} -7.38%

score

0.87296

percentile