# CVE-2015-3448: REST client for Ruby (aka rest-client) before 1.7.3 logs usernames and passwords, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information b

- Also known as: GHSA-MX9F-W8QQ-Q5JF
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.3
- Published: 2015-04-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- rest-client (RubyGems): fixed in 1.7.3

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, rest-client, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.3) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [RubyGems packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/rubygems.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74415
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00026.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/117461
- https://github.com/rest-client/rest-client/issues/349

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