GoogleOSV:GHSA-228F-G3H7-3FJ3RubyGems HTTPS to HTTP redirect
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
0.004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
73.7%
RubyGems before 1.8.23 can redirect HTTPS connections to HTTP, which makes it easier for remote attackers to observe or modify a gem during installation via a man-in-the-middle attack.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1203.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1441.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1852.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/24
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1582-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814718
github.com/rubygems/rubygems
github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/1.8/History.txt
github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rubygems-update/CVE-2012-2125.yml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2125
Related
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
0.004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
73.7%