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CVE-2015-1828

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-1828 describes a vulnerability in the Ruby http gem prior to version 0.7.3, where the gem fails to verify hostnames in SSL connections. This flaw could enable remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks, potentially leading to the disclosure of sensitive information. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.9, the vulnerability has a network attack vector and high confidentiality impact, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:http.rb_project:http.rb:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0152 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: httpFixed in: 0.7.3
rubygemspatch availablevia ghsa
Product: httpFixed in: 0.6.4

Vendor Advisories (1)

rubygemsGHSA-6wpv-cj6x-v3jwmedium

http vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Mar 13, 2018

References

github.com / ruby/openssl/issues/8
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
groups.google.com / forum
rubysec.com / advisories/http-CVE-2015-1828
Third Party Advisory