CVE-2015-1820 (GCVE-0-2015-1820)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-09 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
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| https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/369 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73295 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205291 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
Date Public
2015-03-23 00:00
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