ghsa-5mgj-mvv8-46mw
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 04:54
Modified
2023-05-04 21:15
Summary
RubyGems does not verify SSL certificate
Details

RubyGems before 1.8.23 does not verify an SSL certificate, which allows remote attackers to modify a gem during installation via a man-in-the-middle attack.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "rubygems-update"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.8.23"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2012-2126"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-05-04T21:15:08Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2013-10-01T17:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "RubyGems before 1.8.23 does not verify an SSL certificate, which allows remote attackers to modify a gem during installation via a man-in-the-middle attack.",
  "id": "GHSA-5mgj-mvv8-46mw",
  "modified": "2023-05-04T21:15:08Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T04:54:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2126"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/d4c7eafb8efe1e13a7abf5be5a5b4548870b15b7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814718"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/blob/1.8/History.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rubygems-update/CVE-2012-2126.yml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1203.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1441.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1852.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/24"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1582-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "RubyGems does not verify SSL certificate"
}


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