The gist RubyGem before 6.1.0 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that allows on-path attackers to intercept HTTPS traffic…
The gist RubyGem before 6.1.0 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that allows on-path attackers to intercept HTTPS traffic because http_connection in lib/gist.rb sets VERIFY_NONE. Attackers can present any certificate to read or modify GitHub API traffic, stealing OAuth tokens and login credentials to read and modify the victim's gists.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- GitHub
- Product
- github
- CVSS
- 7.4
Why it ranks 10 (Routine)
- CVSS 7.4 high
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.