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Status published
High
CVE-2020-13482
EM-HTTP-Request 1.1.5 uses the library eventmachine in an insecure way...
Vulnerability Description
EM-HTTP-Request 1.1.5 uses the library eventmachine in an insecure way that allows an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack against users of the library. The hostname in a TLS server certificate is not verified.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/igrigorik/em-http-request/issues/339
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MKYP5TR5NTVVDX5R4HCNNH2OQR7M4X3J/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z32PUJA6RGBZ3TKSOTGUXZ45662S3MVF/
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-094-igrigorik-em-http-request
Affected Vendor
em-http-request project
View all reports →Affected Software
em-http-request, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
1.1.5, 32, 33
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 25th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.