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CVE-2015-3448 json

rest-client allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log

published 2015-04-29 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-mx9f-w8qq-q5jf , EUVD-2017-0275

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • rubygems rest-client 1.7.3
  • ruby-rest-client Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3448

  • tfm satellite capsule 6.9, satellite 6.9 6.1-4.el7sat
  • kobo satellite capsule 6.9, satellite 6.9 0.5.1-1.el7sat
  • pulp satellite capsule 6.9, satellite 6.9 2.21.5-2.el7sat
  • gofer satellite capsule 6.9, satellite 6.9 2.12.5-7.el7sat
  • future satellite capsule 6.9, satellite 6.9 0.16.0-11.el7sat
  • ostree satellite capsule 6.9, satellite 6.9 2017.1-2.atomic.el7
  • foreman satellite capsule 6.9, satellite 6.9 2.3.1.20-1.el7sat
  • katello satellite capsule 6.9, satellite 6.9 3.18.1-3.el7sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2021:1313RHBA-2015:1100

  • crowbar-core OpenStack Cloud 7 4.0+git.1574788924.e4a6aeb0c-9.60.2
  • rubygem-puma OpenStack Cloud 7 2.16.0-4.3.1
  • crowbar-openstack OpenStack Cloud 7 4.0+git.1574869671.9c7bade2d-9.65.1
  • openstack-neutron OpenStack Cloud 7 9.4.2~dev21-7.38.1
  • openstack-monasca-api OpenStack Cloud 7 1.7.1~dev18-12.1
  • openstack-monasca-log-api OpenStack Cloud 7 1.4.3~dev3-5.1
  • openstack-horizon-plugin-monasca-ui OpenStack Cloud 7 1.5.5~dev3-8.1
  • novnc OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8, OpenStack Cloud 8, HPE Helion OpenStack 8 1.0.0-3.6.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:0081-1SUSE-SU-2019:2867-1SUSE-SU-2019:2267-1SUSE-SU-2019:2219-1SUSE-SU-2017:0475-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-3448 updated cvss 2.1

rubygem-rest-client: unsanitized application logging

  • Red Hat OpenStack Foreman rubygem-rest-client, ruby193-rubygem-rest-client Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer rubygem-rest-client, ruby193-rubygem-rest-client Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 rubygem-rest-client Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 ruby193-rubygem-rest-client Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager rubygem-rest-client, ruby193-rubygem-rest-client
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 wmi 1.3.14-1.el6cf, cfme 5.4.0.5-1.el6cf, lshw B.02.16-4.el6cf, prince 9.0r2-4.el6cf, libdnet 1.12-11.el6cf, pyliblzma 0.5.3-7.el6cf, +21 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHBA-2015:1100
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.9 tfm-rubygem-rest-client 2.0.2-3.el7sat Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.9 tfm-rubygem-rest-client 2.0.2-3.el7sat
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:1313
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.9 tfm 6.1-4.el7sat, kobo 0.5.1-1.el7sat, pulp 2.21.5-2.el7sat, gofer 2.12.5-7.el7sat, libsolv 0.7.12-2.el7pc, receptor 0.6.3-1.el7ar, +638 more Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.9 tfm 6.1-4.el7sat, kobo 0.5.1-1.el7sat, pulp 2.21.5-2.el7sat, gofer 2.12.5-7.el7sat, libsolv 0.7.12-2.el7pc, future 0.16.0-11.el7sat, +237 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
rubygems rest-client
<1.7.3
1.7.3

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.