CVE-2015-1828
http vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The Ruby http gem before 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Ruby http gem before 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack.
- Record
CVE-2015-1828- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Ruby http gem before 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack.
- Record
CVE-2015-1828- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0172 No score
The Ruby http gem before 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0172- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6wpv-cj6x-v3jw
http vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The Ruby http gem before 0.6.4 and 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack.
- Record
GHSA-6wpv-cj6x-v3jw- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The Ruby http gem before 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack.
- Record
CVE-2015-1828- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-1828
The Ruby http gem before 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1828- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-6wpv-cj6x-v3jw
http vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The Ruby http gem before 0.6.4 and 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack.
- Record
GHSA-6wpv-cj6x-v3jw- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-1828
The Ruby http gem before 0.7.3 does not verify hostnames in SSL connections, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle-attack.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1828- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
httpRubyGems |
0.7.0 up to 0.7.3 | 0.7.3 |
httpRubyGems |
before 0.6.4 | 0.6.4 |
ruby-httpDebian:12 |
before 1.0.2-2 | 1.0.2-2 |
ruby-httpDebian:13 |
before 1.0.2-2 | 1.0.2-2 |
ruby-httpDebian:14 |
before 1.0.2-2 | 1.0.2-2 |
httpRubyGems |
0.7.0 up to 0.7.3, plus listed versions 0.7.10.7.2 |
0.7.3 |
httpRubyGems |
before 0.6.4, plus listed versions 0.0.00.0.10.0.20.1.00.2.0 Show 11 moreShow less0.3.00.4.00.5.00.5.0.pre0.5.0.pre20.5.10.6.00.6.0.pre0.6.10.6.20.6.3 |
0.6.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-1828 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Http.rb Project Http.rb, published October 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.52%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in http 0.7.3.