# CVE-2020-13482: 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

- Also known as: GHSA-Q27F-V3R6-9V77
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.6
- Published: 2020-05-25 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- em-http-request (RubyGems): fixed in 1.1.6

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, em-http-request, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## 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

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