rubygem-rest-client: unsanitized application logging
Published Apr 29, 2015
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.7.2
No data.
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
cfme-0:5.4.0.5-1.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
cfme-gemset-0:5.4.0.5-1.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
cfme-vnc-plugin-0:1.0.0-2.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
libdnet-0:1.12-11.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
lshw-0:B.02.16-4.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
netapp-manageability-sdk-0:4.0P1-3.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
open-vm-tools-0:9.2.3-5.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
prince-0:9.0r2-4.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
pyliblzma-0:0.5.3-7.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
ruby200-rubygem-bcrypt-ruby-0:3.0.1-2.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
ruby200-rubygem-eventmachine-0:1.0.7-2.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
ruby200-rubygem-ffi-0:1.9.8-1.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
ruby200-rubygem-io-extra-0:1.2.8-1.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
ruby200-rubygem-json-0:1.8.2-2.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
ruby200-rubygem-nokogiri-0:1.5.11-2.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
ruby200-rubygem-pg-0:0.12.2-9.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
ruby200-rubygem-psych-0:2.0.13-1.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
ruby200-rubygem-qpid_messaging-0:0.20.2-5.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
ruby200-rubygem-therubyracer-0:0.11.0-5.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
ruby200-rubygem-thin-0:1.3.1-9.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
sneakernet_ca-0:0.1-2.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
CloudForms Management Engine 5.4
wmi-0:1.3.14-1.el6cf
Fixed · RHBA-2015:1100
Red Hat Satellite 6.9 for RHEL 7
tfm-rubygem-rest-client-0:2.0.2-3.el7sat
Fixed · RHSA-2021:1313
Red Hat Satellite 6.9 for RHEL 7
tfm-rubygem-rest-client-0:2.0.2-3.el7sat
Fixed · RHSA-2021:1313
OpenStack Foreman
ruby193-rubygem-rest-client
Affected
OpenStack Foreman
rubygem-rest-client
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer
ruby193-rubygem-rest-client
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer
rubygem-rest-client
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
rubygem-rest-client
Affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ruby193-rubygem-rest-client
Affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
ruby193-rubygem-rest-client
Affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
rubygem-rest-client
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | cfme-0:5.4.0.5-1.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | cfme-gemset-0:5.4.0.5-1.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | cfme-vnc-plugin-0:1.0.0-2.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | libdnet-0:1.12-11.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | lshw-0:B.02.16-4.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | netapp-manageability-sdk-0:4.0P1-3.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | open-vm-tools-0:9.2.3-5.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | prince-0:9.0r2-4.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | pyliblzma-0:0.5.3-7.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | ruby200-rubygem-bcrypt-ruby-0:3.0.1-2.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | ruby200-rubygem-eventmachine-0:1.0.7-2.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | ruby200-rubygem-ffi-0:1.9.8-1.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | ruby200-rubygem-io-extra-0:1.2.8-1.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | ruby200-rubygem-json-0:1.8.2-2.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | ruby200-rubygem-nokogiri-0:1.5.11-2.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | ruby200-rubygem-pg-0:0.12.2-9.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | ruby200-rubygem-psych-0:2.0.13-1.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | ruby200-rubygem-qpid_messaging-0:0.20.2-5.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | ruby200-rubygem-therubyracer-0:0.11.0-5.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | ruby200-rubygem-thin-0:1.3.1-9.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | sneakernet_ca-0:0.1-2.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5.4 | wmi-0:1.3.14-1.el6cf | Fixed | RHBA-2015:1100 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.9 for RHEL 7 | tfm-rubygem-rest-client-0:2.0.2-3.el7sat | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1313 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.9 for RHEL 7 | tfm-rubygem-rest-client-0:2.0.2-3.el7sat | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1313 |
| OpenStack Foreman | ruby193-rubygem-rest-client | Affected | n/a |
| OpenStack Foreman | rubygem-rest-client | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer | ruby193-rubygem-rest-client | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) Installer | rubygem-rest-client | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | rubygem-rest-client | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ruby193-rubygem-rest-client | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | ruby193-rubygem-rest-client | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | rubygem-rest-client | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
The permissions on log files can be changed, e.g. using "chmod o-rwx" to prevent anyone but the user and group owner of the file from reading it. Additionally the group permissions can also be removed, e.g. "chmod g-rwx" if only the user owning the file should be able to see it.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00151) | 33.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00026.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/117461 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74415 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3448 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240982 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mx9f-w8qq-q5jf Advisory
- https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/349 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3448
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228154247/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74415
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3448
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00026.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/117461 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74415 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3448 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240982 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mx9f-w8qq-q5jf | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/349 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3448 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20200228154247/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74415 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3448 |
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