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.
https://rubysec.com/advisories/http-CVE-2015-1828
https://github.com/ruby/openssl/issues/8
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/httprb/jkb4oxwZjkU
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2017-10-06
Updated: 2026-05-13
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.00337