Vulnerability · Published May 25, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-13482
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the em-http-request package (RubyGems). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | em-http-request | 1.1.6 | GHSA-q27f-v3r6-9v77 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/igrigorik/em-http-request/issues/339 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2020-117f1b67fb vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-8ccd750904 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-094-igrigorik-em-http-request x_refsource_MISC