High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published May 25, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-13482
CVE-2020-13482
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
em-http-requestRubyGems | < 1.1.6 | 1.1.6 |
Affected products
5- EM-HTTP-Request/EM-HTTP-Requestdescription
- cpe:2.3:a:em-http-request_project:em-http-request:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- github.com/igrigorik/em-http-request/issues/339nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-094-igrigorik-em-http-requestnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryADVISORY
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-q27f-v3r6-9v77ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13482ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/igrigorik/em-http-request/commit/e5fa144f8d21050dd1fc15a4dc8aa34ac6f30602ghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/em-http-request/CVE-2020-13482.ymlghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MKYP5TR5NTVVDX5R4HCNNH2OQR7M4X3JghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Z32PUJA6RGBZ3TKSOTGUXZ45662S3MVFghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MKYP5TR5NTVVDX5R4HCNNH2OQR7M4X3J/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z32PUJA6RGBZ3TKSOTGUXZ45662S3MVF/nvd
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