REST Client for Ruby up to 1.7.2 Log information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in REST Client for Ruby up to 1.7.2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Log Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Log). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-3448. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in REST Client for Ruby up to 1.7.2 (Ruby Gem) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Log Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Log). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

REST client for Ruby (aka rest-client) before 1.7.3 logs usernames and passwords, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log.

The weakness was published 04/29/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-3448 since 04/29/2015. Attacking locally is a requirement. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83944 (FreeBSD : rest-client -- plaintext password disclosure (ffe2d86c-07d9-11e5-9a28-001e67150279)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 1.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (83944), SecurityFocus (BID 74415†), OSVDB (117461†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50728†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Log
Class: Information disclosure / Log
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 83944
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : rest-client -- plaintext password disclosure (ffe2d86c-07d9-11e5-9a28-001e67150279)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: REST Client for Ruby 1.7.3

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 349
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-3448 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3448
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75155
SecurityFocus: 74415 - RubyGems rest-client CVE-2015-3448 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 117461
Vulnerability Center: 50728 - RubyGems Local Information Disclosure via the REST Client, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2015 09:50
Updated: 05/10/2022 07:01
Changes: 04/30/2015 09:50 (64), 07/01/2017 19:59 (4), 05/10/2022 06:47 (3), 05/10/2022 07:01 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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