GHSA-Q27F-V3R6-9V77

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-05-24 18:13 – Updated: 2023-08-08 16:34
VLAI?
Summary
Improper Certificate Validation in EM-HTTP-Request
Details

EM-HTTP-Request 1.1.5 uses the library eventmachine in an insecure way that allows an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack against users of the library. The hostname in a TLS server certificate is not verified.

Severity ?
7.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 1.1.5"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "em-http-request"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.1.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-13482"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-295"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-05-14T18:46:59Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-05-25T22:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "EM-HTTP-Request 1.1.5 uses the library eventmachine in an insecure way that allows an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack against users of the library. The hostname in a TLS server certificate is not verified.",
  "id": "GHSA-q27f-v3r6-9v77",
  "modified": "2023-08-08T16:34:06Z",
  "published": "2021-05-24T18:13:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13482"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/igrigorik/em-http-request/issues/339"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/igrigorik/em-http-request/commit/e5fa144f8d21050dd1fc15a4dc8aa34ac6f30602"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q27f-v3r6-9v77"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/igrigorik/em-http-request"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/em-http-request/CVE-2020-13482.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MKYP5TR5NTVVDX5R4HCNNH2OQR7M4X3J"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z32PUJA6RGBZ3TKSOTGUXZ45662S3MVF"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-094-igrigorik-em-http-request"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Improper Certificate Validation in EM-HTTP-Request"
}


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